♦ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has established a high-security data centre in Odisha as part of its strategy to safeguard critical financial infrastructure.

♦ The new facility is strategically located away from cross-border threat zones and high seismic-risk regions, reinforcing the central bank’s commitment to operational continuity and systemic resilience. 

♦ This marks RBI’s second major data centre, with its Primary Data Centre currently situated in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

♦ The new greenfield facility, spread across 18.55 acres at Info Valley-II, Khordha, will host the central bank’s core computing infrastructure, supporting currency management, payment and settlement systems, and regulatory data functions.