Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Odisha IT Engineer Builds Mushroom Business After 14 Years
Vikramdev worked in software jobs for 14 years.
He then returned to Nabarangpur in Odisha to start a mushroom business.
His company is called Ganga Bhumi Mushrooms.
It reportedly grows 500–600 kilograms of mushrooms each day.
The mushrooms are sold in Brahmapur and Bhubaneswar.
The business reportedly makes ₹16–19 lakh in monthly revenue.
It also provides jobs to 24 local people, mostly women.
The reported production and earnings have not been independently verified.
Vikramdev left a 14-year technology career to start Ganga Bhumi Mushrooms in Nabarangpur, Odisha.
The venture reportedly produces 500–600 kilograms of mushrooms daily, or 15–18 tonnes monthly.
Reported monthly revenue is ₹16–19 lakh, with more than ₹10 lakh earned after operating expenses.
The project cost around ₹2.56 crore and received a ₹97 lakh government subsidy.
The business employs 24 local people, including 18 women and six men, but its figures have not been independently verified.
- Who
- Vikramdev, a former software professional and founder of Ganga Bhumi Mushrooms, along with 24 local employees.
- What
- He switched from information technology to commercial mushroom production and processing.
- When
- He completed his BTech in 2012 and moved into agriculture after 14 years in the technology industry.
- Where
- The business operates in Nabarangpur, Odisha, and supplies mushrooms to Brahmapur and Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- He decided to return home and start an agriculture business using organizational and management experience from his IT career.
- Business
- Ganga Bhumi Mushrooms
- Daily production
- Approximately 500–600 kilograms
- Monthly production
- Approximately 15–18 tonnes
- Monthly revenue
- Reportedly ₹16–19 lakh
- Project cost
- Approximately ₹2.56 crore
- Government subsidy
- ₹97 lakh under the Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana
- Employment
- 24 people: 18 women and six men
- Verification
- The production, revenue and employment figures were not independently verified by The Times of India.