India has significantly improved its global innovation standing, climbing from 66th rank in 2019 to 38th in GII 2025, driven by manufacturing, startups, and technology reforms.

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• India climbed to 38th position in the Global Innovation Index 2025 from 66th rank in 2019, showing steady improvement in innovation performance.

• The Economic Survey credited government initiatives in manufacturing, research, startups, and technology for strengthening India’s innovation ecosystem.

• The Production Linked Incentive scheme played a major role in boosting domestic manufacturing, particularly in smartphone and electronics production.

• By September 2025, PLI investments crossed two lakh crore rupees, generating production and sales worth over 18.70 lakh crore rupees.

• The PLI scheme also created employment for more than 12.60 lakh people through direct and indirect job opportunities.

• India ranked first among lower-middle-income countries in innovation and topped the Central and Southern Asia regional rankings.

• Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai featured among the world’s top fifty innovation-intensive clusters highlighted in the Global Innovation Index.

• India ranked fourth in trademark filings, sixth in patents, and approved ten semiconductor projects worth 1.60 lakh crore rupees.