UT makes it to top in Performance Grading Index

Chandigarh, February 4

Chandigarh has made it to the top in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for education. The index was prepared by the Centre for 2017-18.

The index has been devised by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), in consultation with Niti Aayog. The grading of all 36 states and union territories was done on the basis of 70 parameters. The total weighting in the grading was 1,000 points. Out of total 1,000 points, Chandigarh has bagged Grade I with points ranging between 801 and 850. Kerela and Gujarat have also bagged the Grade I slot.

The ministry shared this information with the Chandigarh Education Department through a video conferencing, while the department is yet to receive an official report of the Performance Grading Index.

UT Education Secretary BL Sharma said: “The communication was received from the Ministry, however, an official report is still awaited. We will continue our efforts to maintain Chandigarh’s status.”

Sharma added: “Now our ambitious project Phoniex, introduced last year, will help improve the learning outcomes of students and keep a track record of it.”

The PGI indicators are divided into two broad categories – outcomes and governance processes. The first category is divided into four domains (learning outcomes, access outcomes, infrastructure and facilities and equity outcomes), the second category is about governance processes which cover attendance, teacher adequacy, administrative adequacy, training, accountability and transparency. Each indicator has been given either twenty or ten points. The UT had also clinched top position in the National Achievement Survey for Classes III, V, and VIII among all the union territories. — TNS

Clubbed with Kerala, Gujarat

The index has been devised by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), in consultation with Niti Aayog. The grading of all 36 states and union territories was done on the basis of 70 parameters. The total weighting in the grading was 1,000 points. Out of total 1,000 points, Chandigarh has bagged Grade I with points ranging between 801 and 850. Kerela and Gujarat have also bagged Grade I. The UT had also clinched the top position in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) for Classes III, V, and VIII among all the union territories.