Orissa is endowed with vast natural and human resources which can be used for further Industrial development. Mineral deposits like Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Chromite, Bauxite, Graphite etc. and agricultural surplus like Rice, pulses, Oil seeds, Vegetables, Spices offers vast scope forestablishing new industries in Orissa, Cheap unskilled labour force are available in the district as more than 80% of the total population of the state lives in rural areas. Similarly skilled labour is also available adequately to work in the industries. State is also endowed with attractive tourism potential in the form of culture, heritage and economy.
DISTRICT WISE INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Balasore and Bhadrak Districts :
* Agro based:
Rice milling, Dal Milling, Edible Oil milling, Dehydration of Vegetable, Vegetable pickles, groundnut decorticating mushroom, cultivation, Spice grinding, Ginger Powder, feed, orange lime pine apple squash and mango soft drink etc.
* Forest basesd:
Siali rope, Sabai Grass rope mates, cane furniture, wooden furniture etc.
* Mineral based :
Granite stone polishing, stone chips, Mosaic Tiles etc and leather based Tannery, footwear and leather good, hide.
Bolangir And Sonepur Districts:
* Agro and Food Based:
Dal Milling, Maize Milling, Ragi Malt, Oil Mill, Mini Rice Milling, rice bran oil, pop corn, Cattle Poultry feed, Cotton Oil, Surgical, Cotton, Banana chips, Dried Mango, Mango Kernel powder.
* Forest Based:
Myrobalan Conectrate, Agarbati sticks, Mahua Rectified spirit. Sal Seed Oil, Neem and Karanj Oil, Leaf Plates, Gerguli Gum, Pickles, Amla & Mango, Mushroom cultivation Biri making, Critonella cultivation and oil extraction palm rose oil, Sisal etc.
* Mineral based :
Graphite crushables, Granite jeely, Hydrated lime, Mini Cement Plant, Quartz, Quary.
* Leather based :
Footwear, Leather Goods, Tannery.
Cutack, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur And Kendrapara Districts:
* Agro & Forest based Industries:
Coconut oil confectionery, groundnut oil and kernel, cocounut shell powder, banana processing, dehydration of fruits and vegetables, confestionery prawn shrimps firming, potato processing, dal milling, mini rice milling, baripada manufacturing, squashes, coil based industries, bee keeping for honey processing.
* Mineral based Industries :
Chrome benefication, Quart% calcination and Grinding, Sstone crushing simple glass mirror, Dustless chalk crayons, chromic acid, sodium dichromate etc.
* Marine based:
Fish and prawn pickles, dry fish.
Dhenkanal And Angul District:
* Agro based Industries:
Dehydration of fruits and vegetables, mini rice milling potato processing, confectionery, Mango soft drink etc.
* Mineral based industries:
Coal based industries.
* Forest based industries:
Minor forest based industries, Biri making, Agarbati sticks, Mahua rectified spirit, leaf plats and cup, wooden furniture, decorative items etc.
Ganjam & Gajapati District:
* Food and Agro-based industries:
Salt, Spices, Dal milling Oil milling, Khadsari, Sugar, Fish based, cattle and poultry feeding, Mushroom, Cashew, Corn flakes.
* Forest based:
Coir based, cane manufacturing, leaf plates and cups, broom sticks, non-edible oil, rubber, coffee, tea plantation.
* Leather based industries:
Tannery, footwear preservation of raw hides etc.
Kalahandi & Nuapada District:
* Agro based Industries:
Mini Rice Mill, Rice bran oil Maize milling, cattle poultry feed, ragi melt, dal milling, oil milling surgical cotton, chilli powder, tamarind concentrate, starch/power, guava jelly, mango jelly pickles, tomato products, pectin, jackfruits processing, starch, cotton seed oil, caster oil.
* Forest based:
Agarbati stick, myrobolan, sal seed oil, mahua rectified spirit, neem/karanj oil, natural adhesives, industrial adhesive bassd on starch. amla pickles, leaf plates, biri, starch from sweet potato etc.
* Mineral based:
Graphite powder and curcibles, mini cement plant, quartz quarrying, calcium oxide from lime, granite zelley, tems cutting.
* Leather based:
Tannery, shoes, animal glue, bone meal.
Keonjhar District:
* Agro based:
Mustard oiling, non-edible oil (Niger, Karanj) Tomato products, mango kernel and pickles, maize milling, guava processing.
* Forest based:
Ayurvedic medicine, leaf plates and cups, agarbati, palmrosa oil, sisal fibre, broom sticks etc.
* Mineral based:
Stone crushing, mineral grinding, chalk crayons, quartz grinding, manganese dioxide, iron ore sizing, chrome beneficiation lime etc.
Koraput, Nawarangpur, Malkangiri & Rayagada :
* Agro based :
Maize product, ragi malt, oil milling, mini rice mill spices, grinding, tamarind concentrate/powder, table salt, cashew processing, starch from sweet potato, ginger/garlic concentrate etc.
* Forest based :
Sal seed, caster, cotton oil, bamboo chips, natural adhesive, myrobalan, plywood, leaf plates and cups, kusum/karanj oil, sisal fibres lac, arrowroot processing, wooden furniture.
