Lok Sabha Question No. 1637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Performance Grade Index for Districts
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1637

ANSWERED ON 31/07/2023

## Performance Grade Index for Districts

1637. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI B.B. PATIL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAOMANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of EDUCATIONbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Education System is oneof the largest in the world and if so, the detailsthereof;
- (b) whether the Department of School Educationand Literacy (DoSE&L) has released thePerformance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D)for the year 2020-21 and 2021-22;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the highlights ofthe report;
- (d)  the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  PGI-D  andhow  it  helps  various  districts  across  the  country toachieve it;
- (e)  the  details  of  indicators  based  on  which  PGIhas  been  designed  to  grade  the  performance  of alldistricts in school education in the country and themanner in which PGI-D grades the districts;
- (f) whether the Government has ranked theStates and UTs on the basis of Performance GradingIndex (PGI) in the field of school education;
- (g) if so, the details thereof for the last threeyears, State-wise/year-wise; and
- (h)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  stepsto  assist  the  States/UTs  that  stand  low  in  the PGIranking and if so, the details therefor and if not, thereasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a):Indian school Education System is one of the largest in the world with nearly14.89 lakh schools, more than 95 lakh teachers and nearly 26.52 Crore studentsof pre-primary to higher secondary level from varied socio-economic backgrounds.

(b)  and  (c):Yes  Sir.  The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSEL),  Ministry  of Education has releasedcombined Performance Grading Index for District (PGI-D) report for the year 2020-21  and  2021-22.PGI-D  report  for  the  year  2020-21  &  2021-22  is  available  at  the  link https://pgi.udiseplus.gov.in/PGID-2020-21\_2021-22.pdf.

(d): The PGI-D aims to help States and UTs to pinpoint the gaps at the disaggregated level and to prioritize areas for intervention so as to ensure school education system is robust at every level. It also provides insight into intra State comparison of progress of School education which is useful to assess  the  intervention  required  at  district  level  and  to  take  mid-course  correction,  wherever required for the holistic development of district as a whole in school education.

(e) to (g): The list of indicators used for arriving the score of PGI-Dcan be accessed atAnnexure-IV in PGI-D combined report for the year 2020-21 & 2021-22 at the link https://pgi.udiseplus.gov.in/PGID-2020-21\_2021-22.pdf. PGI  grades  theStates  and  UTs  on  the  basis  of their Performance.The grades attained by States/UTs at Annexure 1 in the PGI 2.0 report 2021-22 at the link https://pgi.udiseplus.gov.in/PGI-State-2021-22-Brochure.pdf.

(h):  The  DoSEL,  Ministry  of  Education  has  shared  the  findings  of  PGI  2.0  report  with  all  the States/UTs for further improvement by prioritizing areas of intervention to ensure that the school education system is robust at every level. Further, Central Government helps States and UTs under the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  SamagraShiksha,  which  is  an  overarching  scheme  of  school education covering all levels from pre-primary to senior secondary. Financial assistance is provided to the States and UTs for various activities to improve enrolment in Govt. schools, which include opening/strengthening of new  schools up to senior secondary level, strengthening school infrastructure, setting up, up gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalayas (KGBV) uptoclas 12, setting up of residential schools/hostel named  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose AvasiyaVidyalayas, transport allowance, undertaking enrolment drives, seasonal hostels/residential camps, provision of vocational education and ICT facilities in schools, etc, financial assistance is also provided for aids and appliances for children with special needs.

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