New Delhi: Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Kerala are in the highest grade of A++ of the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (UTs) approved by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Sunday. PGI is designed to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education. Most of the states and UTs have improved their grades in PGI 2019-20 compared to the earlier years, the ministry said in a statement.
Odisha has improved its scores in the ‘Infrastructure and Facilities’ domain by 20 per cent or more, and more than 10 per cent in the ‘Equity’ domain, the Education Ministry said.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have improved their overall PGI scores by 10 per cent, the Education Ministry said. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Punjab have shown improvement of 10 per cent or more in the ‘Access’ domain, it said.
“The main purpose of PGI is to make all the States and UTs aware of the areas where there is scope for improvement. We aim to have all the States and UTs at the highest,” Pokhriyal added.
Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20
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Grade (scores) |
Names of States/UTs |
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Level 1 (951 – 1000) |
– |
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Level 2 (901 – 950) Grade I++ |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Chandigarh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu |
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Level 3 (851 – 900) Grade I+ |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Puducherry, Delhi, |
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Level 4 (801 – 850) Grade I |
Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh |
|
Level 5 (751 – 800) Grade II |
Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand,Manipur, Lakshadweep, Telangana, Sikkim |
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Level 6 (701 – 750) Grade III |
Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Mizoram |
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Level 7 (651 – 700) Grade IV |
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh |
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Level 8 (601 – 650) Grade V |
Meghalaya |
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Level 9 (551 – 600) Grade VI |
– |
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Level 10 (0 – 550) Grade VII |
Ladakh |