Niti Aayog on Wednesday released the Innovation Index 2020. While Manipur bagged the third place in the list, Sikkim has slipped down to the fourth position in the second edition of India Innovation Index 2020 under ‘North-Eastern/Hill States’ category.

Niti Aayog on Wednesday released the index which examines the innovation capabilities and performance of the states and union territories. The first edition of the index was launched in October 2019. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, “The India Innovation Index is a major step towards measuring innovation outcomes of states and facilitating optimal utilization of national and state mechanisms to realize the goal of an Atma Nirbhar Bharat.”

Himachal Pradesh with 25.06 score topped the list this year. While top performer in 2019, in India Innovation Index, Sikkim with 20.28 score went down to the fourth position. With a score of 23.50 Uttarakhand bagged the second position, and Manipur (22.78) bagged the third position in the North-Eastern/Hill States category. With a score of 16.93 Mizoram is at the fifth position, followed by Assam (16.38), Arunachal Pradesh (14.90), Nagaland (14.11), Tripura (12.84), and Meghalaya (12.15).

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