Overview

• Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi unveiled the Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub, branded BharatNetra, to link India to the Asia‑Pacific innovation corridor.
• The initiative is a collaboration with Singapore’s Global Finance & Technology Network, the National University of Singapore, and the Asian Institute of Digital Finance.
• The programme targets skilling more than 7,000 students over five years across all 30 districts, with certifications designed by AIDF at NUS.
• The first cohort of 375 students was selected from over 3,800 applicants across 60 colleges and is slated to graduate by January 2026.
• Early rollouts include a BharatNetra Hackathon website and a GCC+ programme, alongside plans for a Centre of Excellence, a Global Capability Centre, a forthcoming GCC policy, and a cable landing station linking Bhubaneswar to Singapore.