5 States, UTs Get A++ In Education Ministry’s Performance Grading Index 2019-20
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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.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Sunday approved the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (UTs), which is designed to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education. Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala occupy the highest grade of A++. 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. The difference between the maximum and minimum PGI scores is more than 380 points in yr 2019-20. 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. pic.twitter.com/8GZkhetiHt 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. Thirteen states and UTs have shown improvement by 10 per cent or more in ‘Infrastructure and Facilities’ while Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Odisha have improved their scores in the domain by 20 per cent or more, the Education Ministry said. In ‘Equity’, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Odisha have shown an improvement of more than 10 per cent.More Related News