Make in Odisha-
A Fake High-profile Digital Campaign of Nabin
Patnaik Govt. with no Investment and no Employment Generation since last 3 years,
exposed under RTI
1.
Introduction
As
claimed by State Govt., Make-in-Odisha
is an initiative launched by the Government of Odisha for industrial growth in the State. The first Make in Odisha
conclave was organised by Government of Odisha, Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and Government of India and Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) between 30th
November 2016 to 2nd December 2016 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha . The
key objective of the conclave is to showcase the manufacturing prowess of the
state and the investment opportunities across the focus sectors. Major investment sector are IT, fertilizer, petro
chemicals, food processing, health, infrastructure, ESDM, metal and minerals,
manufacturing, textiles and tourism.
On 3.11.18., 4th phase of
Ground-breaking ceremony was organized
in Bhubaneswar addressed by
Chief Minister in which 15 new industrial
projects spanning 6 sectors
was declared by the
following companies with
investment of Rs. 1,807.92 crores with employment to 8883 persons.
Ultratech
cement, Welspun Orissa, Chettinad Cement, Surya Foods, P & A Bottlers Pvt.
Ltd. , Oriplast, CRPL Infra ( p) Ltd., Vijayanagar Bio-tech ( P) Ltd., Coastal
Corporation , Truism Resource Ltd. ,
Wild Lotus Fashion Pvt. Ltd. , Flaminquo Sharimpex Pvt. Ltd., Amarsagar Sea
Food Pvt. Ltd., Jharana Steel Industries, Sabri Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
The second edition of Make in Odisha was held from 11th November 2018 to 15th November 2018 in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Six countries, Japan, China, Italy, Germany, Saudi
Arabia and South Korea along with industrialist from India had attended this
conclave. The State Govt. has
claimed that it has received huge investment proposal worth crores of rupees from different investors which will
generate lakhs of employment
opportunity in the state.
2. Monitoring of Implementation of Claims of
Make-in-Odisha through RTI
From Nov.18 to Feb. 2019, Multiple RTI Applications were
filed to different offices
like Department of Industry, Govt. of Odisha Industrial Promotion & Investment
Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL), Odisha Industrial Infrastructure
Development Corporation ( IDCO), District Industries Centres, office of
Collectors of 10 districts ,
location for setting of industry ( Districts like Khurda, Cuttack,
Dhenkanal, Angul, Jajpur, Rayagada, Jharsuguda, Ganjam etc. ) . The objective
of filling multiple RTI Application was to gather information about:
·
Details of Make-in-Odisha Campaign organized in
different places in India and outside
India to attract investors.
·
Investment proposal sanctioned and land allotted
to investors within last 3 years.
·
Details of project started functioning as
projected by Investors in Make-in-Odisha Conclave.
·
Details of expenses made for Make-in-Odisha
Campaign organized in different places.
·
Details of land sanctioned to different
industries for establishment of their business set up.
·
Details of employment generated in Odisha by these
companies.
3. The information provided by many offices are
as follows.
A. Huge investment for promotion of Make-in-Odisha
As per
information obtained from
IPICOL, for promotion of Make-in-Odisha, road shows were organized in New
Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ambassador meet at New Delhi. Total amount spent during road shows was Rs. 16.14 lakhs. Confederation
of Indian Industries ( CII) was engaged
as the National Industrial partner
for make in Odisha 2016. Rs. 47.29 lakh was paid to CII against the
services provided during the Make in
Odisha. During financial year 2016-17,
an amount of Rs. 5.7280 crore was spent for
promotion of Make-in-Odisha conclave. Expenditure for Make-in-Odisha Conclave-2018
has not been collected
till yet.
B. Ministers and Officers engaged in promotion of Make-in-Odisha show
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Programme
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Time Period
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Name of Delegates
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Ambassadors Meet, New Delhi
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October, 2016
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1.Sri Naveen Patnaik, Chief
Minister, Odisha
2. Mr. Debi Prasad Mishra,
Minister for Industries
3. Mr. A. P.Padhi, Chief
Secretary
4. Mr. Sanjeev Chopra,
Principal Secretary, Industries
5. Mr. V.K.Pandian,
Secretary to CM
6. Mr. sanjay Singh, CMD,
IDCO
7. Mr. M.K.Pattnaik, Joint
Secretary, Industries
8. Mr. B.K.Das, Joint
Secretary, Industries
|
|
Hyderabad Road
Show
|
Oct.16
|
Mr. Debi Prasad Mishra,
Minister for Industries
Mr. Sanjeev Chopra,
Principal Secretary, Industries
Mr. sanjay Singh, CMD, IDCO
Mr. K.C.Mohanty, GM (SLNA),
IPICOL
|
|
Kolkata Raod Show
|
October 16
|
Mr. Debi Prasad Mishra,
Minister for Industries
Mr. Sanjeev Chopra,
Principal Secretary, Industries
Mr. S.K.Samal, Asst. Manager , IPCOL
Mr. K.C.Mohanty, GM (SLNA),
IPICOL
|
|
New Delhi Road Show
|
|
Mr. Debi Prasad Mishra,
Minister for Industries
Mr. Sanjeev Chopra,
Principal Secretary, Industries
Mr. K.C.Mohanty, GM (SLNA),
IPICOL
Mr. B Oram, Manager, IPICOL
|
4. Whither Investment within 3 years ?
RTI query was made to IPICOL to access information
about List of industries /
entrepreneurs/ companies who have
submitted their application of interest
for investment in Odisha,
the PIO, office of IPICOL dt.
5.12.18. has provided
list of 131 companies who have already submitted their proposal of investment in Odisha from Jan, 2016 to July, 2018 with an estimated amount of Rs. 27,39,213.42 crores .
On 9.1.19., multiple RTI Applications were submitted
to offices of 10 District
Collectors seeking information
about details of project started by the
investing companies of
Make-in-Odisha programme in respective
districts, location of the project and
quantity of land and other
infrastructure provided by the administration.
Scrutiny of the information provided by many Collector offices shows
that they do have any
information about it. Many Collector Offices have transferred RTI Application to the office of IDCO and IPICOL and District Industries Centres . The
information provided by these offices
are as follows.
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Sl. No.
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Name of the
Company
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Name of
District
|
Extent of land allotted ( in Ac.)
|
Present Status
|
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1
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LL Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
|
Cuttack
|
42.420
|
Land allotment Cancelled
|
|
2
|
Gitanjali Gems
Ltd.
|
Cuttack
|
30.000
|
Land allotment
cancelled
|
|
3
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Page Industries Ltd.
|
Cuttack
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27.500
|
Provisional land allotment letter issued.
But the client company has not
deposited the land cost
|
|
4
|
Texport Industries Ltd.
|
Cuttack
|
0.00
|
Land not allotted
|
|
5
|
Jay Bharat Spices Limited
|
Cuttack
|
14.000
|
IDCO has allotted Ac. 14.000 of Govt. land in
village Ramdaspur under Baranga Tahasil in Cuttack district. It is under implementation.
|
|
6
|
Ultratech
|
Cuttack
|
90.000
|
IDCO has
allotted Ac. 90.000 Govt. land in village Kolathapangi and Khamarnuagaon under Athagarh Tahasil in
Cuttack district. It is under implementation.
|
|
7
|
Lalchand Resorts Pvt. Ltd.
|
Cuttack
|
0.000
|
No allotment
has been made
|
|
8
|
Infunex
Health Care Pvt. Ltd.
|
Cuttack
|
0.000
|
A demand
towards deposit of land cost and other statutory charges has been issued to the unit for considering allotment of Ac. 6.00 at I.E.,
Ramdaspur .
A part payment
has been deposited on 14.1.2019
No allotment of land nor land handed over to
the Unit.
|
|
Information
obtained from Odapada Tahasil dated 12.2.19
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9
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P &A Bottlers
|
Dhenkanal
|
Ac. 12.05
|
IDCO
has cancelled the sublease proposal measuring an area Ac.
12.05 in village Balarampur under Odapada Tahsil to P& A Bottlers
Pvt. Ltd.
|
|
10
|
Narbheram Power & Steel Pvt. Ltd.
|
Gunichapada, under ODAPADA Tahasil
|
No
|
No information available
|
|
Information
obtained from ADM, KalingaNagar ,
Jajpur
|
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|
11
|
M/s emami Cement Ltd
|
Manatira , KalingaNagar
|
66.25 dec.
|
Company
is under construction
|
|
12
|
M/s Jajpur Cement Pvt. Ltd.
|
Jajpur
|
No
|
No
information is available
|
|
13
|
M/s JSW Cement Ltd.
|
Jajpur
|
No
|
No
information is available
|
|
14
|
M/s Kejriwal Casting Ltd.
|
Jajpur
|
No
|
No
information available
|
|
15
|
M/s Tirupati Containers Private Ltd.
|
Jajpur
|
No
|
No
information is available
|
|
16
|
M/s CONCOR
|
Jajpur
|
No
|
No information is available
|
|
17
|
M/s BMW Industries Ltd.
|
Jajpur
|
No
|
No
information is available
|
|
Information
obtained from office of Tahasildar,
Khalikote, Ganjam on 11.2.19
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|
18
|
Swosti Chilika Resort Limited
|
Odia Alapur , Ganjam dist
|
No land allotted
|
It is functional. No information is
available about employment generation.
|
|
19
|
Saraf
Agencies Private Limited
|
Ganjam district
|
|
No
information is available with Collector, Ganjam
|
|
20
|
Grasim Industries Ltd.
|
Do
|
|
No
information is available with Collector, Ganjam
|
|
21
|
Jayashree
Chemicals Limited
|
Do
|
|
No
information is available with Collector, Ganjam
|
|
22
|
CER
Coal
|
Do
|
|
No
information is available with Collector, Ganjam
|
|
23
|
IREL
– Location- BODAPUTI
|
Do
|
|
No
information is available with Collector, Ganjam
|
|
24
|
VICTORY
PAPER AND BOARDS(India) Limited
|
Do
|
|
No
information is available with Collector, Ganjam
|
Information about status of the project provided by IPICOL on
7.3.19 and 16.2.19 is as follows.
|
Sl. No
|
Name of Company
|
Location
|
District
|
Project Cost ( in Crores)
|
Status
|
|
1
|
Welspun Orissa Steel Pvt. Ltd.
|
Dosingha, Ghamra
|
Bhadrak
|
160.15
|
Approved
|
|
2.
|
Globus Spirits Ltd.
|
Gourprasad, Chandabali
|
Bhadrak
|
150.00
|
Approved
|
|
3
|
Sadhav Group of Companies
|
Paradeep
|
Jagatsingh Pur
|
150.00
|
Approved
|
|
4
|
Indian oil Corporation Ltd.
|
Somanath Pur
|
Khorda
|
161.59
|
Under Implementation
|
|
5
|
Suguna Food (P) Ltd.
|
Khorda
|
Khorda
|
50.27
|
Under Implementation
|
|
6
|
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
|
Bhandaripokhari
|
Bhadrak
|
1,970.52
|
Recommended to HLCA
|
|
7
|
MCPI Pvt. Ltd.
|
Bhandaripokhari
|
Bhadrak
|
975.00
|
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|
|
8
|
Chettinand Cement Corporation Ltd.
|
Kalinga Nagar Industrial
Complex
|
Jajpur
|
231.84
|
Land allotted under
implementation
|
|
9
|
Surya food and Agro Limited
|
Khorda Food Park
|
Khorda
|
108.99
|
Under implementation
|
|
10
|
Ori Plast Ltd.
|
Khannagar
|
Balasore
|
29.00
|
Under Implementation
|
|
11
|
Vijayanagar Bio-tech Pvt.
Ltd.
|
Papadahandi
|
Nawarangpur
|
59.00
|
Land allotted under implementation.
|
|
12
|
Coastal Corporation Ltd.
|
Sea Food Park , Deras
|
Khorda
|
51.00
|
Land allotted under
implementation
|
|
13
|
CRPL Infra Pvt. Ltd
|
Sea Food park , Deras
|
Khorda
|
62.10
|
Land allotted under
implementation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. No information about Generation of
production and Employment
On query about
functional of the companies, both
IDCO and IPICOL have pointed out that
no information is available about
functioning and starting of production of these Industries
and no information about
employment generated by them.
Pradip
Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date- 11.3.19
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