Karnataka, Telangana, Haryana lead in innovation index

Innovation is the key to sustainable and inclusive growth. It can help us solve the biggest challenges of our times, bringing millions out of poverty, generating livelihood opportunities, and paving the way for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, said VK Saraswat, NITI Aayog member

New Delhi: Karnataka, Telangana and Haryana have been ranked as the top three States among major states in NITI Aayog's third innovation index. Niti Aayog's India Innovation index 2021 examines innovation capacities and ecosystems at the sub-national level. The index, released by NITI Aayog's vice-chairman Suman Bery in the presence of Chief Executive Officer Parameswaran Iyer on Thursday, has been developed on the lines of the Global Innovation Index.

States and Union Territories were divided into '17 Major States', '10 North-East and Hill States', and '9 Union Territories and City States', for effectively comparing their performance. Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar have been ranked at the bottom of the index among major states. Karnataka topped the index for the third year in a row. Among Union Territories, Chandigarh topped the chart, while in the North-East and hill states category Manipur occupied the top spot.