INDIA INNOVATION INDEX-2020
INDIA INNOVATION INDEX IS PREPARED BY NITI AAYOG. THE STATE KARNATAKA RETAINED ITS TOP POSITION. DELHI RANKED ONE AMONG UNION TERRITORIES. AMONG HILL STATES HIMACHAL PRADESH TOPPED THE RANKINGS.
INDEX CALCULATION
The calculation of the Index is based on the average score of the two dimensions. The two are Enablers and Performance. The enablers include five pillars. These pillars are-
- HUMAN CAPITAL.
- INVESTMENT.
- KNOWLEDGE WORKERS.
- BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
- SAFETY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT.
The performance has two pillars. The pillars are-
- KNOWLEDGE OUTPUT.
- KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION.
Apart from enablers and performance, three more parameters are included in the 2020 index. The new parameters are-
- NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SURVEY.
- EXPENDITURE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
- NEW BUSINESSES REGISTERED.
INNOVATION INDEX RANKINGS
| RANK | STATE | SCORE | UNION TERRITORY AND CITY STATES | SCORE | HILLS AND NORTHEAST STATES | SCORE |
| 1 | KARNATAKA | 42.50 | DELHI | 46.60 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 25.06 |
| 2 | MAHARASHTRA | 38.03 | CHANDIGARH | 38.57 | UTTARAKHAND | 23.50 |
| 3 | TAMIL NADU | 37.91 | DAMAN AND DIU | 26.76 | MANIPUR | 22.78 |
| 4 | TELANGANA | 33.23 | PUDUCHERRY | 25.23 | SIKKIM | 20.28 |
| 5 | KERALA | 30.58 | GOA | 24.92 | MIZORAM | 16.93 |
| 6 | HARYANA | 25.81 | DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI | 22.74 | ASSAM | 16.38 |
| 7 | ANDHRA PRADESH | 24.19 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 18.89 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 14.90 |
| 8 | GUJARAT | 23.63 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 18.62 | NAGALAND | 14.11 |
| 9 | UTTAR PRADESH | 22.85 | LAKSHADWEEP | 11.71 | TRIPURA | 12.84 |
| 10 | PUNJAB | 22.54 | MEGHALAYA | 12.15 | ||
| 11 | WEST-BENGAL | 21.69 | ||||
| 12 | RAJASTHAN | 20.83 | ||||
| 13 | MADHYA PRADESH | 20.82 | ||||
| 14 | ODISHA | 18.94 | ||||
| 15 | JHARKHAND | 17.12 | ||||
| 16 | CHHATTISGARH | 15.77 | ||||
| 17 | BIHAR | 14.48 |
