Odisha CM Celebrates NIELIT Centre Opening in Balasore

Bhubaneswar, October 3 (PTI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed his delight on Friday regarding the establishment of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) centre in Balasore, highlighting that the initiative will bring new avenues for learning and employment to the state’s youth.

The chief minister's comments followed the inauguration ceremony of five NIELIT centres by Railways, Electronics and Information Technology and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The centres have been set up in Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Balasore (Odisha), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Daman (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu), and Lunglei (Mizoram), according to an official statement.

"On behalf of the people of Odisha, I extend my heartfelt thanks to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi and Hon’ble Union Minister Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji for their support in strengthening digital skilling in the state. The establishment of the NIELIT Centre at Balasore is a matter of great pride for Odisha and will open new avenues of learning and employment for our youth," Majhi shared in a post on X.

Majhi further noted that the centre in Balasore will empower students to specialize in emerging technologies, thereby contributing to the expansion of the state's IT ecosystem.

He assured that Odisha is committed to partnering in this transformative journey towards creating a digitally empowered future for its young population.

NIELIT, an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), currently operates 56 centres, boasts over 750 accredited institutes, and has more than 9,000 facilitation centres.