Goa bagged the fifth position among Union territories and city-states in the third edition ofNitiAayogs Indiainnovationindex. With a score of 14.93, Goa beat the national Average, which is about 14.56. For the Union territories and city-states category, Chandigarh is the top performer, followed by Delhi, while among the 17 major states, Karnataka, with a score of 18.01, is the top performer.
The third edition of the index, for 2021, was conducted against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Being one of the countrys coastal regions, the state has shown positive signs in the higher Education domain, said the report. With an impressive pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1, the state also registered an increase in PhD enrolments from about 20 to 30 per lakh residents.
Goa has seen moderate improvement in the pillars of and knowledge workers which are enabling factors for innovation. This improved performance in the enablers was partially visible in its performers, where the trademarks filed per lakh individuals increased from about 320 to 362.