Arunachal Index

Itanagar, July 23: Arunachal Pradesh has topped the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2021 under Investment Pillar in the North-Eastern & Hilly States category with a score of 17.12.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu is glad to see “Arunachal emerge as the top performer in Investment Pillar in the North-Eastern & Hilly States category with a score of 17.12 in @NITIAayog’s India Innovation Index, 2021. It also received high FDI inflow in the North-Eastern and Hilly States category. Proud.”

The index was released by the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog – Suman Bery in the presence of Member Dr. VK Saraswat, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Parameswaran Iyer, Senior Adviser – Neeraj Sinha, and Chairman of Institute for Competitiveness – Dr. Amit Kapoor.

Arunachal Pradesh scored the highest on indicators like expenditure on science, technology, and environment as a percentage of GSDP. It also received high FDI inflow in the North-Eastern and Hilly States category.

The 5 ‘Enabler’ pillars measure inputs and the two ‘Performance’ pillars measure output. All the indicators in the Enabler pillars cover features crucial for promoting innovation within a state/union territory.

Indicators in the Performance pillars represent a nation’s output in knowledge creation and competitiveness.

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It is worthy to note that the ‘India Innovation Index’ is a testament to the Government of India’s continued commitment to transforming the country into an innovation-driven economy.

It 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.

Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju Congratulations Arunachal Pradesh and the young and dynamic CM Pema Khandu.