The Group had its humble beginning as a mining firm, founded in 1980 by Late Surendra Nath Mohanty a man of meagre means. At a time when private enterprises were just beginning to take firm root in the state, SNM’s mining unit grew into a multifaceted economic conglomerate. Over the years, the mining company further expanded its business into manufacturing, power production, infrastructure development, solar power generation as leading business activities along with corporate social activities in the nature of agricultural development, health hospitality, and educational house. []