The Ministry of Education is the correct answer.
The Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 was developed and released by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), which falls under the Ministry of Education.
Quick Facts about PGI 2.0
The PGI is an evidence-based tool designed to transform the school education system by providing a comprehensive analysis of the performance of States and UTs.
Structure: It evaluates performance across 73 indicators totaling 1,000 points.
Categories: The indicators are grouped into two main categories:
Outcomes (e.g., Learning Outcomes, Access, Infrastructure, and Equity)
Governance Management
Grading System: Instead of standard rankings, it uses 10 specific grades. The highest possible grade is Daksh (score above 940), while the lowest is Akanshi-3 (score up to 460).
Purpose: It helps identify gaps in the education system and assists states in prioritizing areas for intervention to align with the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Important Questions from Government Policies and Schemes
The Scheme of Mega Food Park aims at providing a mechanism of direct linkage from farm to processing and then to consumer markets through a network of collection centres and primary processing centres. In which of the following states did Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurate Mega Food Park in November 2020?
Which of the following states announced the setting up of a 'Gau Cabinet' in November 2020 for the protection and promotion of cattle?
In which state was the special awareness campaign for women ‘Mission Shakti’ launched in October 2020?
The ‘International Satavadhanam’ program, launched virtually by the Vice President in November 2020 is related to:
In October 2020, what was the name of the initiative launched by Indian Railways for the safety of its women passengers?
