Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) newly-established greenfield Data Centre at Info Valley-II in Jatni during his visit to Odisha on Sunday.
The state-of-the-art facility, built on 18.55 acres of land at a cost of Rs 170 crore, is RBI’s second data centre after the one in Navi Mumbai.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Reserve Bank of India’s newly established Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute (Source: PM Modi/YT) https://t.co/4gL4gO6Scv
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, Odisha Governor Brajmohan Ram, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, deputy CMs Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida were present.
The Data Centre will store information related to digital transactions conducted through platforms like Unified Payments Interface (UPI), National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS). It will also help ensure continuity of banking services during possible cyberattacks and technical disruptions.
“RBI data centre in Odisha is a significant milestone, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It reflects the Centre’s commitment to Odisha’s development and will support the state’s vision of becoming a developed Odisha,” said Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan.