Which of the following statements regarding India Innovation Index 2021 is/are correct.
I. It was released by the Ministry of Finance.
II. Manipur is the leading state among North East and Hilly states.
III. Kerala topped the index. Which of the above is/are correct-:

Statement 1 is not correct - It's released by NITI Aayog. Statement 2 is correct - It ranks the states and the union territories on their innovation performance to build healthy competition amongst them. Among Hill and North East states, Manipur is the leading category state. Statement 3 is not correct - Karnataka topped the index, its peak performance in attracting FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and a large number of venture capital deals. This is the third edition of the Report, It highlights the scope of innovation analysis in the country by drawing on the framework of the Global Innovation Index.