Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and Haryana have been ranked as top five states in innovation in NITI Aayog's first Innovation Index released recently.
The index has been released by Aayog's vice chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant.
It has been developed into the lines of Global Innovation Index (GII).
The index ranks the states based on
their innovation capability
the challenges and opportunities that lie for states
actions needed by policy makers to foster innovation.
Performance of States
Among north-eastern states, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have topped the index.
Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa have topped the list among union territories.
Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand are at the bottom of the index.