India’s first AI SEZ in Chhattisgarh, RAKBAN will invest ₹1000 crore: Country’s first Artificial Intelligence Zone in Nava Raipur

Raipur 27 May 2025: India’s first AI-focused Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is now going to be built in Nava Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. This will be a special area that is being prepared only for the development and operation of technologies related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computer data. There will be state-of-the-art computer systems and servers here, which will run AI systems with thinking-like capabilities and the world’s big companies will do their digital work from here. The government has given tax and other legal exemptions to this SEZ so that new technologies can be developed rapidly. This is the first time that such an area in India is being built completely focused on AI, due to which Nava Raipur will emerge as the country’s next digital and technological hub. This project is being considered a big leap towards making India a technology leader at the global level. India’s first AI-based rackbank data center SEZ will be built in Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This Special Economic Zone will be completely connected to computers, Internet and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This project is being developed by Rackbank Data Centers Private Limited, in which an investment of about ₹ 1000 crore will be made.

This SEZ will be spread over an area of ​​​​about 6 acres and a data center of 1.5 lakh square feet equipped with modern technology will be built in it. In future, there is a plan to build four high-density data centers with a total capacity of 80 MW, which will be able to handle the digital network of many states. This project will give Chhattisgarh a new position on the technological map of the country. Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has described it as a new beginning of Nava Chhattisgarh and said that this investment will bring new employment opportunities for the youth and a technological identity for the state. Also, this scheme will take forward the vision of Digital India and Make in India. Rackbank CEO Narendra Sen said that the data center will have IT engineers, data experts, cyber security officers, network managers and many other positions. The company will also run training programs in collaboration with ITI, engineering and polytechnic institutes of Chhattisgarh, so that students can be prepared for the industry.

It is noteworthy that in today’s world AI is not limited to computers only. It is also deciding the direction of our language, thinking, education, health and even agriculture. This data center being built in Raipur will become the center of these services. Here AI services of companies like Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta will run. For the first time, India will not only be a consumer of these services but will also become a self-reliant producer and host. The biggest feature of this entire project is that it is not limited to technical matters only. Its impact will reach villages and small towns. Now students from districts like Kanker, Sukma, Bilaspur or Dantewada will also be able to work with global companies by staying here in Raipur. They will neither have to go to Bengaluru nor abroad. This data center will be completely based on the standards of Green Building Certification and solar energy, water conservation and energy efficient equipment will be used in it.