Pariksha SaathiPM inaugurates RBI's new Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 October 2026 inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's newly established Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, calling them a major step towards a more secure financial system and saying they will strengthen digital infrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities. He said the past decade was about taking banking to those deprived of it and the coming decade is about making banking more efficient and reliable, and that India must protect its banking system from cyber looters and cyber terrorists. He noted that nearly 60 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened, that 13 crore people became first-time entrepreneurs under the Mudra Yojana and that the Atal Pension Yojana covers 9 crore citizens. Under the PM Suraksha Bima Yojana, an accident cover of 2 lakh rupees costs a premium of 20 rupees a year.
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Learning context
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the National Mission on Financial Inclusion, was launched on 28 August 2014 and completed 12 years in August 2026. By then 59.09 crore PMJDY accounts had been opened, with deposits of ₹3.17 lakh crore; about 56% of the account holders are women and 78% of the accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas. Over 41 crore RuPay cards have been issued.
Check yourself: when was the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched, and how many PMJDY accounts had been opened by its 12th anniversary?
On 28 August 2014; 59.09 crore.
Revision task: from this release, note the two RBI facilities, their city, and the figures the Prime Minister cited for Jan Dhan, Mudra, the Atal Pension Yojana and the PM Suraksha Bima Yojana; from the note, the PMJDY launch date, its accounts and deposits, and the shares of women and rural accounts.
Test yourself
In which city did the Prime Minister inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's newly established Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute on 25 October 2026?
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Answer: Bhubaneswar
Both facilities were inaugurated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha; the Prime Minister said they would strengthen digital infrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities.
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