Bhubaneswar is set to receive a significant digital infrastructure boost with two new data centres worth over ₹1,000 crore as Odisha strengthens its digital governance ecosystem. According to reports from Business Standard, the Adani Group has proposed to establish an advanced data centre with an investment of ₹800 crore, while the Odisha government has decided to establish another data centre at a cost of ₹266.48 crore. These twin projects signal the state's growing ambition to position Bhubaneswar as a key data infrastructure destination in eastern India, leveraging its improving digital connectivity, reliable power availability, and disaster-resilient geography.
The Adani Group's proposed data centre will be located at Info Valley and is expected to function as a hyperscale digital infrastructure supporting cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital governance platforms. As reported by Business Standard, the project is expected to generate around 200 high-end direct and indirect employment opportunities while creating a digital ecosystem that can attract technology firms and cloud service providers. Company sources confirmed the project is on schedule as part of the company's greater push for digital infrastructure.
Complementing the private sector investment, the Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the establishment of a new State Data Centre 2.0 (SDC 2.0) to strengthen the state's digital governance architecture. According to Business Standard, the proposed facility will replace and substantially augment the capacity of the existing State Data Centre, which currently hosts hundreds of government applications and databases serving citizens across departments. Chief Secretary Anu Garg stated the new facility will be tier-III compliant, provide scalable cloud infrastructure, high-end computing capability, enhanced cybersecurity features and disaster recovery mechanisms to support the rapidly growing digital ecosystem.
The decision comes a month after the state government rolled out the Odisha State Data Policy (OSDP) 2026, which lays down an ambitious framework for governance-driven data management. As reported by Business Standard, the new policy aims to build an integrated and legally compliant data ecosystem with provisions for data ownership, API governance, role-based access control and centralised data warehousing. Unlike earlier state-level data governance frameworks in India that focused on open-data access and departmental digitisation, the OSDP 2026 covers the entire lifecycle of government data from collection and storage to sharing, archival and destruction. Additional Chief Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev emphasized that data is the next strategic asset for efficient governance and economic growth.
