But Punjab, Kerala make it to 2nd grade; Delhi in third
The Centre on Sunday approved the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (UTs), which is designed to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education. Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala occupy the highest grade of A++. Most of the States and UTs have improved their grades in PGI 2019-20 compared to the earlier years. However, no one reached the Level 1 (951 – 1,000) PGI score category.
First published in 2019 for the session year 2017-18, the index aims to drive States to undertake “multi-pronged interventions” for optimal school 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,” said Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a statement.
According to the report released by Nishank, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have improved their overall PGI scores by 10 per cent. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Punjab have shown improvement of 10 per cent or more in the ‘Access’ domain, said a statement from the Ministry of Education.