Overview

• Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Cyber Security Awareness Campaign 2025 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, calling awareness the most powerful tool against cybercrime.
• Sixteen awareness chariots were flagged off to visit districts across the state for a month, with Nuapada excluded from the rollout.
• Majhi directed Odisha Police to take strict action against online blackmail and mental harassment of girls and cautioned that non-responsive officers will face consequences.
• The CM announced 20 new cyber police stations, modernization of 14 existing units, recruitment of 1,127 police personnel and 170 technical experts, and a state-level command center under the Crime Branch.
• Officials highlighted ongoing assistance through the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal and helpline 1930, as Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja and DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania urged broad participation in the campaign.