Karnataka is the most innovative state for the second year in a row, according to federal policy think tank NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2020. The index, launched last year, ranks states based on whether they provide a conducive environment for registering new businesses, applying for patents, human capital, and investments, among other measures.
Himachal Pradesh topped the rankings of hill and North-East states, followed by Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Sikkim. Delhi remained the most innovative among small or city-states and Union territories, followed by Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry.
“There is a very strong correlation between innovation and development. As states become more innovative, their per-capita GDP (gross domestic product) rises," said Amit Kapoor, chairman of the Institute for Competitiveness, a Gurugram-based organization that worked with NITI Aayog to develop the index.
The India innovation index is modeled along the lines of the global innovation index, which is brought out by the World Intellectual Property Organization but tracks fewer parameters. It aims to add more parameters in the next report and sync it with the global index, said Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog. “The Prime Minister is very clear that it is innovation and technology that will solve the immense challenges that India faces. Trying to spur innovation at the state level is important," Kumar said.
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