India Innovation Index 2021

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3

• The index was released today by NITI Aayog.

What is the India Innovation Index?

• Prepared by NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness, 
• The India Innovation Index is a comprehensive tool for the evaluation and development of the country’s innovation ecosystem.
• It ranks the states and the union territories on their innovation performance to build healthy competition amongst them.
• The third edition highlights the scope of innovation analysis in the country by drawing on the framework of the Global Innovation Index.
• The number of indicators has increased from 36 (in the India Innovation Index 2020) to 66 (in the India Innovation Index 2021).
• The indicators are now distributed across 16 sub-pillars, which, in turn, form seven key pillars.

India Innovation Index 2021: Overall Rankings

Rankings

Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh have topped in their respective categories in the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index

Way Forward

The India Innovation Index 2021 is a testament to the Government of India’s continued commitment to transforming the country into an innovation-driven economy.

The India Innovation Index also contributes to the Government’s effort to monitor select global indices through the Global Indices to drive Reform and Growth (GIRG) mechanism, for which the NITI Aayog is the nodal organization.