Big leap forward: UP makes strides in edu at schools
The latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) report released by the department of school education & literacy, Union ministry of education, shows UP scoring 528.1 out of 1,000, achieving Akanshi-1 grade (third lowest) as defined in the report for the 2023-24 session.
The state improved its score from 501.9 points in the 2021-22 session and 499.8 in the 2022-23 session, achieving the second lowest of Akanshi-2 grade. None of the 28 states and eight Union territories were able to finish in the top four levels — Daksh, Utkarsh, Ati-Uttam, Uttam — with Chandigarh scoring the highest of 703 and making it to the Pracheshta-1 grade level.
Additional chief secretary, basic and secondary education, Deepak Kumar told TOI that the report clearly validates the CM's vision to make UP a frontrunner in quality education and an education hub.
"From Operation Kayakalp and NIPUN assessments to continuous training of teachers and slew of innovative measures, these innitiatives have helped us score better," Kumar said.
Overwhelmed with UP's performance, director general of school education, Kanchan Verma said, "Our learning outcomes and equity domain remains the same as it is measured via the National Achievement Survey (NAS). NAS for the year 2021 is yet to be released. Therefore, improvements are shown only on infrastructure, teacher training." While no state could make it to Pracheshta-2, 10 states/UTs, including Punjab, Delhi, Gujarat, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli, achieved scores between 581 and 640, thereby achieving the Pracheshta-3 grade level.
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