On 27th June, 2022, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education (MoE), released the Centre’s first-ever Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Parameters: The index comprises a total weightage of 600 points across 83 indicators which are grouped under 6 categories: 1) Outcomes, 2) Effective Classroom Transaction, 3) Infrastructure Facilities & Student’s Entitlements, 4) School Safety & Child Protection, 5) Digital Learning and 6) Governance Process.
GI-D Grades: GI-D grades the districts into ten grades, classified as Daksh, Utkarsh, Ati-uttam, Uttam, Prachesta I, II and III, and Akanshi I, II and III.
Major Findings: Rajasthan tops the list with all of the three districts with Utkarsh grades.
Significance: The index is expected to help the state education departments to identify gaps at the district level and improve their performance in a decentralized manner.