Southern States Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh have secured their place on top 10 most innovative States list.
Government of India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner on 17th of October released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019.
Southern State Karnataka has become the most innovative major state in India. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh form the remaining top ten major states respectively.
The top ten major states are majorly concentrated in southern and western India. Sikkim and Delhi take the top spots among the north- eastern & hill states, and union territories/city states/small states respectively.
Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh are the most efficient states in translating inputs into output.
Its worth noting that all the 5 States in Southern India got place on top 10 most innovative States list.
Here’s top 10 most innovative States list.
| States | III Rank | Enablers Rank | Performance Rank |
| Major States | |||
| KARNATAKA | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| TAMIL NADU | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| TELANGANA | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| HARYANA | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| KERALA | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 7 | 15 | 5 |
| WEST BENGAL | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Gujarat | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 10 | 8 | 10 |
