Karnataka Tops NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index 2019; Delhi Tops UT segment

NITI Aayog released the first ever India Innovation Index (III) 2019 which looks into the innovation ecosystem of Indian states and union territories to help policymakers design policies to drive innovation across regions.
Ranking is done in three categories: Major States’, ‘North East and Hill States’ and ‘Union Territories (UTs)/City and Small States.
Major states category: Topped by Karnataka, followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra among
Union Territories/City states/Small States category: Delhi has topped the list, followed by Chandigarh and Goa.
North Eastern and Hill states region category: Topped by Sikkim followed by Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The Index has been developed by NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner. It is developed on the lines of Global Innovation Index (GII).