Ministry of Education releases PGI 2.0 (States/UTs) and PGI-District Reports for 2025-26

📌 Summary:

• Union Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26
• India's education system covers 14.67 lakh+ schools, 1.03 crore teachers and ~24.72 crore students
• PGI-S: 1000 points across 70 indicators, in 2 categories (Outcome; Governance & Management) and 6 domains — Learning Outcomes & Quality, Access, Infrastructure & Facilities, Equity, Governance Processes, Teacher Education & Training
• PGI-D: 600 points across 70 indicators in 6 categories and 11 domains, shifting focus to district-level outcome measurement
• Data sourced from UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, PM POSHAN, PRABANDH and Vidyanjali portals
• Grading-band approach places multiple States/UTs in the same performance band for a balanced, constructive assessment

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Governance — use of performance indices as tools for transparency, accountability and evidence-based education governance, and cooperative/competitive federalism.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• PGI-S: 1000 points, 70 indicators, 6 domains; PGI-D: 600 points, 70 indicators, 11 domains
• Data sources: UDISE+, PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, PM POSHAN, PRABANDH, Vidyanjali
• India: 14.67 lakh+ schools, 1.03 crore teachers, ~24.72 crore students

🔑 Key Term: Performance Grading Index (PGI) — an index by the Dept of School Education that grades States/UTs and districts on education indicators to drive improvement.