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PM Modi to open RBI's Tier IV Data Centre and Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute at Bhubaneswar

25 October 2026 · English Economy & Banking

PM Modi to open RBI's Tier IV Data Centre and Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute at Bhubaneswar

Topics: Polity, Economy & Urban Affairs · 25 October 2026 Current Affairs (UPSC / TNPSC / SSC / RRB)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate, on 25 Oct 2026, the Reserve Bank of India's new greenfield Data Centre and its Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute, built for about ₹169 crore on an 18.55-acre campus at Info Valley-II, Khordha district, near Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The data centre holds Tier IV certification for its design and will serve as a critical backup to RBI's primary data centre at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, supporting currency management, payment and settlement systems and regulatory data. The site was chosen for low seismic risk and distance from border zones.

Key facts

FacilitiesGreenfield Data Centre + Enterprise Computing & Cybersecurity Training Institute
SiteInfo Valley-II, Khordha district (near Bhubaneswar); 18.55 acres
CostAbout ₹169 crore
Foundation22 Mar 2023 – then RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
RatingTier IV (design certification) – fault tolerant
RoleBackup to the primary data centre at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

Background

  • Tier standard (Uptime Institute): Tier I – basic (~99.671%); Tier II – redundant components (~99.741%); Tier III – concurrently maintainable (~99.982%); Tier IV – fault tolerant, with multiple simultaneously active power/cooling paths (~99.995%, only about 26 minutes' downtime a year).
  • Cyber-security bodies: CERT-In – under the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), operational since 2004; national incident-response agency under Section 70B of the IT Act 2000. NCIIPC protects critical information infrastructure (Section 70A).
  • RBI technology bodies: Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) – Hyderabad, set up by RBI in 1996; RBI's IT subsidiary ReBIT – Mumbai. The RBI Governor and Deputy Governors are appointed by the Central Government (RBI Act, Section 8).

Tamil Nadu link: RBI's apex training college, the Reserve Bank Staff College, has functioned on Anna Salai (Teynampet), Chennai, since 3 July 1963 and also trains officers of foreign central banks. The new Bhubaneswar institute will specialise in technology and cyber-security training.

Source: OdishaBytes, 17 Oct 2026; UNI, 17 Oct 2026; ThePrint; Outlook Business/PTI (22 Feb 2026 – Tier IV); RBI press release (22 Mar 2023); rbi.org.in (RBSC)

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