SME Times News Bureau | 17 Oct, 2019
NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the
knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019 on Thursday in
New Delhi.
Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India. Tamil
Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal,
Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh form the remaining top ten major states
respectively.
The top ten major states are majorly concentrated in
southern and western India. Sikkim and Delhi take the top spots among the
north- eastern & hill states, and union territories/city states/small
states respectively.
Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and
Uttar Pradesh are the most efficient states in translating inputs into output.
The index was released in the presence of Dr. Rajiv Kumar,
Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog; Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Ashutosh Sharma,
Secretary, Department of Science; Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of
Biotechnology and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, AYUSH.
On the occasion, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman 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.”
CEO Amitabh Kant added that “India has a unique opportunity
among its myriad challenges to become the innovation leader in the world.”
Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology said,
“cluster-based innovation should be leveraged upon as the focal point of
competitiveness.”
Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science said, “The
index is a great beginning to improve the environment of innovation in the
country as it focuses on both the input and output components of the idea.”
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, AYUSH said, “The index is
a good effort to benchmark the performance of the state with each other and
promote competitive federalism.”
The study examines the innovation ecosystem of Indian states
and union territories. The aim is to create a holistic tool which can be used
by policymakers across the country to identify the challenges to be addressed
and strengths to build on when designing the economic growth policies for their
regions.
The states have been bifurcated into three categories: major
states, north-east, and hill states, and union territories/city states/small
states.
NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the
knowledge partner has released the India Innovation Index 2019.
The study 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.