Laxmi Narayan College came, Jharsuguda into being with the inaugural ceremony solemnised on the 18 August 1969 in the august presence of Dr A N. Khosla, the then Governor of Orissa, Late Sri R. N.

Its affiliated to Sambalpur University, Sambalpur.

Singhdeo, the then Chief Minister of the State, Late Sri Harihar Patel, the then Industry Minister, Govt. of Orissa, Late Sri Banamali Patnaik the then Education Minister, Govt. of Orissa and other gentlemen.

The Ministry 01" Industry was kind enough to handover the unfinished hostel building of the Engineering School to be used as the college building with a token rent of one rupee per annum.

The authorities of the Engineering School were magnanimous enough to extend their co-operation by way of lending furniture and all owing some of their teachers to take classes in the college.

They further displayed their generosity in allowing our science students to carry on practical classes in their laboratories.