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IFFCO sulphuric acid plant in Odisha inaugurated

09 Mar '26
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Amit Shah dedicates IFFCO sulphuric acid plant in Odisha
India's Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah at the inauguration of IFFCO's Sulphuric Acid Plant-III in Paradip, Odisha on March 06, 2026. Pic: PIB

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  • Amit Shah launched several co-operative sector initiatives during his visit to Odisha on March 06, 2026.
  • The programme in Bhubaneswar included the dedication of IFFCO's sulphuric acid plant, release of the State Co-operative Policy, signing of multiple MoUs, launch of digital platforms and dairy initiatives, and inauguration of 69 projects worth ₹1,159.03 crore (~$139.9 million)
Giving further momentum to the efforts inspired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sahkar se Samriddhi”, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, during his visit to Odisha on March 06, 2026, dedicated to the nation the Sulphuric Acid Plant established by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited along with inaugurating and launching several important development projects related to the cooperative sector, dairy development and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Amit Shah subsequently launched several important initiatives related to the cooperative sector at the IDCO Exhibition Ground, Unit-III in Bhubaneswar last Friday. These included the release of the State Cooperative Policy, signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of a School under Tribhuvan Cooperative University, an MoU for the revival of Badamba Sugar Industries, and the dedication of 1,567 Common Service Centres operated by PACS/LAMPS.

The programme also included the virtual inauguration of need-based infrastructure for 141 PACS, launch of the RCS Office Portal, digital launch of the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) portal of National Cooperative Organics Limited, and the launch of “Coop Marque” developed by National Cooperative Exports Limited as well as “Savidya”, an AI-enabled multilingual digital learning platform.

Initiatives related to Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation were also presented during the programme to strengthen the dairy sector, and registration certificates were distributed to two milk producer cooperative societies. Grants were also released to beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Kamdhenu Yojana, and an MoU was signed with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for the upgradation of a Training and Demonstration Centre.

On the occasion, a video presentation on projects related to various departments was made, and a total of 69 projects worth ₹1,159.03 crore (~$139.9 million) were inaugurated, while foundation stones for 130 projects worth ₹2,116.06 crore (~$255.1 million) were also laid.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (JP)

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