Published: 11th Nov, 2022
Context
The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L) has released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and Union Territories (UTs) for 2020-21.
Key findings of PGI 2020-21:
- A total of 7 States and UTs, Viz., Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have attained Level II (score 901-950) in 2020-21 as compared to none in 2017-18 and 4 in 2019-20.
- Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the new entrants to highest achieved level of any State so far.
- The newly formed UT viz., Ladakh has made significant improvement in PGI from Level 8 to Level 4 in 2020-21 or improved its score by 299 points in 2020-21 as compared to 2019-20 resulting in highest ever improvement in a single year.
- None of the states has so far attained the highest level (L-1).
- The inter-state disparity in school education in India has reduced in the last four years.
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The Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with about 14.9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26.5 crore students from varied socio-economic backgrounds. |
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About the Performance Grading Index (PGI)
- It is a unique index for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of the school education system in India.
- Initiated by: Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education.
- Objective: To promote evidence-based policymaking and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for all.
- Methodology: The PGI structure comprises of 1,000 points across 70 parameters grouped into five broad categories (Learning Outcomes, Access, Infrastructure & Facilities, Equity, and Governance Process).
- It ranked the states and UTs based on the scores out of 1000 points. The highest achievable grade is Level 1 with a score above 950. The lowest grade is Level 10 with a score below 551.
Recent government scheme promoting education:
- New India Literacy Programme (NILP)
- Samagra Shiksha
- ‘Students’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ)
- National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat)
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