India Innovation Index, 2021

The index has been jointly developed by NITI Aayog, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion - DIPP and Confederation of Indian Industry - CII.

Pillars: The India Innovation Index measures innovation inputs through ‘Enablers’ and innovation output as ‘Performance.’

Key Findings: In the ‘Major States’ category, Karnataka continued to occupy the top position, followed by Telangana and Haryana.

• Maharastra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand completed the top ten in that order.
• Karnataka’s rank is attributable to its substantive number of venture capital deals, registered geographical indicators, information and communications technology exports and high Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow.
• While Karnataka has topped again in the ‘Major States’ category, Manipur is leading the ‘North East and Hill States’ category and Chandigarh is the top performer in the ‘Union Territories and City States’ category.
• Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh have topped in their respective categories in the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index.