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NITI Aayog unveils India Innovation Index 2019
Oct-18-2019

Recognizing the role of innovation as a key driver of growth and prosperity for India, NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner has released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. The study report is an outcome of extensive research and analysis, which looks holistically at the innovation landscape of India by examining the innovation capabilities and performance of Indian states and union territories.

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and Haryana have been ranked as top five most innovative major states in NITI Aayog's first Innovation Index. Chattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand are at the bottom of the index among states. Among north-eastern Hill states, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have top the index, while Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa have topped the list among Union Territories/City states/Small States.

Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar expressed hope that the India Innovation Index would create synergies between different stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem and India would shift to competitive good governance.

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