{"id":53,"date":"2019-10-18T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.csrvoice.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/18\/karnataka-tops-the-innovation-index-followed-by-tn-maha-and-delhi\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T04:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:57:03","slug":"karnataka-tops-the-innovation-index-followed-by-tn-maha-and-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.csrvoice.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/18\/karnataka-tops-the-innovation-index-followed-by-tn-maha-and-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka tops the Innovation Index followed by TN, Maha and Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. 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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. 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 northeastern &amp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Rajiv Kumar expressed hope that \u201cthe India Innovation Index would create synergies between different stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem and India would shift to competitive good governance.\u201d Shri Amitabh Kant added that \u201cIndia has a unique opportunity among its myriad challenges to become the innovation leader in the world.\u201d Renu Swarup said, \u201ccluster-based innovation should be leveraged upon as the focal point of competitiveness.\u201d Shri Ashutosh Sharma said, \u201cThe 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.\u201d Shri Vaidya Kotecha said, \u201cThe index is a good effort to benchmark the performance of the state with each other and promote competitive federalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India. 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