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Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20

June 7, 2021
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Union Education Minister approved the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories

The Performance Grading Index (PGI)

  • 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 bring about the much-desired optimal education outcomes. 

Indicators 

  • 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.
  • The information on the indicators are drawn from data available with the DoSEL from
    • The Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE).
    • National Achievement Survey (NAS) of NCERT.
    • Mid Day Meal website.
    • Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and 
    • The information uploaded by the States and UTs on the Shagun Portal.

Key findings (performance of the states)

  • 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).
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