Naya Raipur is the 1st Smart City of India with an area of 237 sq. k.m in which an investment of Rs.5000 crores is already done and a further investment of Rs. 10,000 crores is in the pipeline

The investors are expected to reap in high returns on Investment in short time due to incentives for fixed and working capital on investment including setting up and operational costs and low cost of living in the cities of Chhattisgarh compared to other cities of the country.

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT): MHRD has announced to set up a new IIT in the state of chhattisgarh.
• Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Raipur: premier national institute in Management Education/specialized research established in 2010
• National Institute of Technology(NIT): premier institute in Engineering,IT and Technical Education offering graduate PG courses established in 2005
• All India Institute of Medical Science(AIIMS): A premier institue for medical science and research in Raipur established in 2012
• Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) operation in Naya Raipur
• Operational International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Naya raipur.

Chhattisgarh State is a power surplus state with current generating capacity of 21000 MW which is targeted to increase to 41000 MW by the end of 12th Five Year Plan. The State's electrical tariff is 35% cheaper than all India average. Availability of uninterrupted quality power supply at a very competitive rate will reduce the operational cost for Electronics Manufacturing Clusters and IT/ITeS industries thereby leading to cost effective production.