In India, innovation became part of the national policy when the government designated the decade decade from 2011-2020 as the decade of innovation. The government also constituted a high-profile National Innovation Council (NInC) to create an innovation culture across India. Few states like Karnataka and Maharashtra created their own innovation councils. Also, the central government approved a proposal by NInC to host annual innovation competitions by MPs in their respective constituency, enabling India to get at least 545 innovators every year through this initiative. India has a lot of potential but so far the progress has been relatively, largely due to inability to recognise true innovation.
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