Viksit Odisha / PM Modi to Visit Odisha Tomorrow to Inaugurate RBI Data Centre

Bhubaneswar, Oct 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Sunday to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new data centre at Info Valley-II in Jatani, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, officials said on Saturday.

The facility has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 170 crore and will serve as the RBI’s second data centre after Navi Mumbai.

The data centre is intended to strengthen the security of critical financial data and support the RBI’s currency management, payment and settlement systems and other digital operations. It will also function as a backup to the central bank’s primary facility in Navi Mumbai.

Prime Minister’s itinerary

According to the tentative schedule, the Prime Minister will arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar at around 4.10 pm on October 25. He will then travel by helicopter to the Khordha helipad and proceed to the RBI event venue by road.

PM Modi is scheduled to remain at the venue from 4.45 pm to 5.45 pm for the inauguration programme. He is expected to leave for Bhubaneswar airport at 5.50 pm and depart for New Delhi at around 6.30 pm.

Data Security Facility

The Jatani facility has been developed as a high-tech digital infrastructure project to safeguard the RBI’s important data and computer systems. It is expected to enhance disaster recovery, cybersecurity and business continuity for key financial functions.
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Officials said the centre will also support research and capacity-building in emerging areas of banking and cybersecurity. The facility has been built on an 18.55-acre campus at Info Valley-II.

The inauguration is expected to strengthen Odisha’s digital infrastructure and reinforce the State’s growing role in India’s technology and financial-data ecosystem.