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Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20

Union Education Minister approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories of India.

About the Performance Grading Index:

• The Government has introduced the Performance Grading Index with a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational change in the field of school
• The PGI for States and Union Territories was first published in 2019 with the reference year 2017-18.
• The PGI exercise envisages that the index would propel States and UTs towards undertaking multi-pronged interventions 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.

Highlights of the 2019-20 PGI:

• Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kerala occupy the highest grade (Grade A++) for 2019-20.
• 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.
• In the PGI domain: Infrastructure and Facilities, thirteen States and UTs have shown improvement by 10% (15 points) or more. 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).