Performance Grading Index 2.0:
The Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 report for the years 2022–23 and 2023–24, assessing the performance of states and Union Territories (UTs) in school education.
Key Findings of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for 2023–24:
- Top Performers: Chandigarh topped with a score of 703, followed by Punjab (631.1) and Delhi (623.7).
- Chandigarh maintained top rank for 3 consecutive years.
- Other high performers scoring in the 581–640 range include Kerala, Gujarat, Odisha, Haryana, Goa, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
- No State in Top Grade: No State/UT scored in the highest performance band (761–1,000 points).
- Bottom Performers: Meghalaya ranked lowest with a score of 417.9, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (461.4), Mizoram (464.2), Nagaland (468.6), and Bihar (471.9).
- Middle Performers: States scoring in the 521–580 range include Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
- Improvement Trend: 25 out of 36 States/UTs improved their PGI scores in 2023–24 compared to 2022–23.
- Widening Inter-State Disparity: A gap of over 300 points between the highest (719) and lowest (417) scores highlights wide disparities in school education performance across States/UTs.
- Best Improvements in Access: Bihar and Telangana showed the highest improvement in the Access to Education domain (enrolment, retention, transition, out-of-school children).
- Best Improvements in Infrastructure: Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, and Telangana registered the highest gains in Infrastructure & Facilities (toilets, clean water, electricity, digital resources, etc.).
