Salboni is the location of one of the Reserve Bank of India currency printing presses[1] and the elite CoBRA BN of CRPF.

Horogobindo Chatuspathi is considered to have been a vibrant hub, having played host to an annual seminar that was nearly always attended by Acharya Vinobha Vabe.

During World War II, Salboni was the site of a Royal Air Force airfield (RAF Salbani).

[10][11] Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, has banknote printing presses at Salboni and Mysore with a capacity of 16 billion note pieces per year.

Unable to secure iron ore linkage, local villagers became disillusioned with the construction plans, as the projected economic boost failed to materialize.

[15][16] In 2014, JSW Steel announced that it would be returning 300 acres of land back to their original owners.