North-east and hill states innovation index India 2021
Manipur emerged as the leading performer among all the northeastern (NER) and hill states of India in the Innovation Index 2021, with a score of 19.37. High research and development (R&D) expenditure as a share of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and increasing concentration of ICT labs in schools were propelling factors. Manipur was followed by the states of Uttarakhand and Meghalaya. As per the 2011 census, about 3.8 percent of India's population resides in NER.