Odisha Knowledge Corporation Limited (OKCL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle, promoted by the Government of Odisha as an independent autonomous company, incorporated as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956. It was formed under the Higher Education Department (HED), Government of Odisha (GoO) in 2011, jointly promoted by the Government of Odisha and Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL).
Later, Electronics & Information Technology Department, Government of Odisha was declared as the Administrative Department of OKCL with effect from December 13, 2019. This shift was envisaged to give meaningful impact to the vision of formation of OKCL and provide IT-enabled education and IT-enabled services by bridging the Digital Divide and resultant Knowledge Divide in the State of Odisha, by creating a new transformative paradigm in Education, Development, Governance and Empowerment (EDGE) through universalization and integration of Information Technology, by offering actionable knowledge to the masses through eLearning, eGovernance and eEmpowerment solutions.
