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CAG Highlights 12,394 Acres of Idle Industrial Land in Odisha
✍️ Business Standard
🗓 30 Sep 2026, 11:46 AM
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The Comptroller and Auditor General has identified 12,394 acres of industrial land allotted by the Odisha government that remain unused, raising concerns over land utilisation.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has reported that a total of 12,394 acres of industrial land allotted by the Odisha government are currently lying unused.
The land parcels were granted for industrial development under various state schemes, but the CAG notes that none of the allotted sites have been developed or occupied.
This finding highlights a significant gap between land allocation and actual utilisation, potentially impacting the state’s industrial growth plans.
The report calls for a review of the allocation process and urges authorities to take steps to activate these idle plots.
No further details on the specific locations or reasons for the inactivity were provided in the CAG statement.
The land parcels were granted for industrial development under various state schemes, but the CAG notes that none of the allotted sites have been developed or occupied.
This finding highlights a significant gap between land allocation and actual utilisation, potentially impacting the state’s industrial growth plans.
The report calls for a review of the allocation process and urges authorities to take steps to activate these idle plots.
No further details on the specific locations or reasons for the inactivity were provided in the CAG statement.