New Delhi: After drawing the flak over its dismal performance on sustainable development goals (SDGs) as pointed out by Niti Aayog last week, Odisha had a reason to cheer on the education front.
The state’s ranking saw a slight improvement from Level VI Grade III to Level IV Grade I said the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for 2019-20 for States and Union Territories (UTs) released by Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Sunday.
Punjab, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Kerala are in the highest grade of A++.
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 secured 838 points for the 2019-2020 academic year as gainst 749 points in 2018-19. It ranks 14 among the states and UTs, a rise in 5 positions since the last academic session.
The state 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.
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
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) June 6, 2021
Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20
Grade (scores) | Names of States/UTs |
Level 1 (951 – 1000) | – |
Level 2 (901 – 950) Grade I++ | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Chandigarh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu |
Level 3 (851 – 900) Grade I+ | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Puducherry, Delhi, |
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 |
Level 6 (701 – 750) Grade III | Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Mizoram |
Level 7 (651 – 700) Grade IV | Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh |
Level 8 (601 – 650) Grade V | Meghalaya |
Level 9 (551 – 600) Grade VI | – |
Level 10 (0 – 550) Grade VII | Ladakh |
