RBI Data Centre and Cybersecurity Institute opened by PM in Odisha
Why in the news
On 25 October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new Reserve Bank of India facilities in Odisha: a Data Centre and a Cybersecurity Training Institute.
Key facts
- Location: Info Valley-II, Jatni, close to Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Cost: an estimated ₹170 crore.
- RBI Data Centre: meant to protect critical financial data and make the country’s digital financial backbone more resilient; it supports mission-critical systems such as RBI’s payment and settlement operations.
- Cybersecurity Training Institute: offers specialised training and research in cybersecurity, enterprise computing and new technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
- Governor Braj Mohan Ram and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi received the PM at the Jatni helipad.
Financial inclusion figures cited by the PM
| Scheme | Figure |
|---|---|
| Jan Dhan accounts | Nearly 60 crore |
| Mudra Yojana | 13 crore first-time entrepreneurs |
| Self-Help Groups | 10 crore rural women |
| Atal Pension Yojana | 9 crore citizens (38 lakh in Odisha) |
| PM Suraksha Bima Yojana | ₹20 yearly premium for ₹2 lakh accident cover |
| Insurance claims paid | Over ₹25,000 crore |
About the facilities
The PM said the Data Centre will strengthen digital infrastructure and computing so that banking becomes more efficient and dependable, while the institute will replace outdated training tools with modern infrastructure and skilled people to shield the financial system from cyber threats. He also remarked that before 2014 more than half of the population was outside the banking system.
Exam angle
- Remember the place: Jatni (Info Valley-II), near Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Link with RBI’s focus on cyber resilience and payment system security.
- Scheme numbers (Jan Dhan, APY, PMSBY) are frequent static-plus-current questions.