Economy
Some large and medium scale industries have established their base in the district. Some of them are
- Navabharat Ferro Alloys Ltd.
- Nilachal Refractories
- Utkal Asbestos Ltd.
- Orissa Polyfibres Ltd
- B.Samal & Company Ltd. (Manufacturers of handmade Bidis and Gudakhu; a traditional tootpaste)
- Shakti sugar Ltd
- Bhusan Steel & Strip Ltd.
- IPI STEEL LTD
- Scaw Industries Pvt. Ltd.
- Spinning mills, Govindpur
- Rana Sponge Iron Ltd.
- BRG Steel Pvt. Ltd
- GMR Energy LTD,Kamalanga.
- LANCO Power LTD.
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Dhenkanal one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 19 districts in Orissa currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
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