Union
Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ approved the
release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union
Territories of India today. The Government has introduced the
Performance Grading Index with a set of 70 parameters to catalyse
transformational change in the field of school education.
The
PGI for States and Union Territories was first published in 2019 with
reference year 2017-18. The PGI : States/UTs for 2019-20 is the third
publication in this series. The PGI exercise envisages that the index
would propel States and UTs towards undertaking multi-pronged
interventions that will that will bring about the much-desired optimal
education outcomes. The PGI helps the States/UTs to pinpoint the gaps
and accordingly prioritise areas for intervention to ensure that the
school education system is robust at every level.
Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kerala occupy the highest grade (Grade A++) for 2019-20.
Most of the States/UTs have improved their grade in PGI 2019-20 compared to the earlier years. Andaman
& Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab
and Tamil Nadu have improved overall PGI score by 10%, i.e., 100 or more
points.
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Punjab have shown improvement by
10% (8 points) or more in the PGI domain: Access.
As
many as thirteen States and UTs have shown improvement by 10% (15
points) or more in the PGI domain: Infrastructure and Facilities.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Odisha have shown improvement by 20%
or more.
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Odisha have shown more than 10% improvement in the PGI domain: Equity.
Nineteen
States and UTs have shown improvement by 10% (36 points) or more in the
PGI domain: Governance Process. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra
Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal
have shown improvement by at least 20% (72 points or more).