NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog in association with the Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner has released India Innovation Index (III) 2019, ranking Indian states and Union Territories (UTs) on the basis of innovation ecosystem developed in a state or a Union territory. The ranking was released by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog. The rankings were classified into three parts: ‘Major States’, ‘North East and Hill States’ and ‘Union Territories (UTs)/ City and Small States’.
The index displays strong trends in the innovation ecosystem in the southern part of the country as the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra topped the innovation rankings. Sikkim was the leading innovator in the North Eastern part of the country.
Delhi topped the rankings for ‘Union Territories (UTs)/ Cities and Small States’ and also was the ‘most efficient state/UT in translating inputs into outputs’. Delhi scored the most (42.96) in the rating chart, hence “Delhi tops Innovation Index in all categories across India,” said Saurabh Bharadwaj, Aam Aadmi Party’s national spokesperson.
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi tweeted on the occasion, “Congratulations to all Delhiites for coming first in Niti Aayog’s Innovation Index. Delhi government’s investments into high quality education, health and infrastructure are showing results.”