Chandigarh, Punjab, Delhi, Gujarat and Odisha are among top performers in the 2023-24 Performing Grade Index that assesses school education at the district level, according to a report of the Ministry of Education.Other top performing states and Union territories include Kerala, Daman and Diu, Haryana, Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, the report said.Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) measures the performance of states and UTs in school education. Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) has so far released PGI report for states and UTs for the years 2017-18 to 2021-22.Meghalya has been adjudged as the lowest performing state in the latest report.Puducherry, Himachala Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal are among the average performers.The gap between India’s top and bottom performing states and Union territories in school education has narrowed over time, with inter-state performance disparity declining from 51 per cent in 2017-18 to 41 per cent in 2023-24."The PGI has been conceptualized as a tool to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education with an objective of assessment of the relative performance of all the districts in a uniform scale," a senior ministry official said.The PGI-D structure comprises total weightage of 600 points across 74 indicators, which are grouped under six categories -- Outcomes, Effective Classroom Transaction, Infrastructure Facilities and Student Entitlements, School Safety and Child Protection, Digital Learning and Governance Process.These categories are further divided into 11 domains -- Learning Outcomes and Quality, Access Outcomes, Teacher Availability and Professional Development Outcomes, Learning Management, Learning Enrichment Activities, Infrastructure Facilities, Student Entitlements, School Safety and Child Protection, Digital Learning, Funds Convergence and Utilisation, Attendance Monitoring Systems and School Leadership Development.\ KARNATAKA TEACHERS — YOUR IDEAS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!According to the Ministry of Education’s latest Performance Grading Index, Karnataka is an average performer in school education. How can Karnataka become a top performer?Share your ideas in 200–300 words. Best entries will be published in Deccan Herald in Education (DHIE)!Send your entries to: contestsdhie@deccanherald.co.inLast date of submission: July 15, 2025
