The PGI was introduced in 2017, and the Education ministry revamped it as PGI 2.0 in 2021.
Chandigarh, Punjab, and Delhi were the top three performers in the Ministry of Education’s latest assessment of school education indicators.
Chandigarh was the top scorer in 2021-22 as well, with a score of 659, followed by Punjab (647.4) and Delhi (636.2).
No state/UT has scored in the higher ranges of 761 and above.
In the middle ranges of 521-580 were Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, the West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
The state that scored the lowest was Meghalaya (417.9).
Just above it was Arunachal Pradesh (461.4), Mizoram (464.2), Nagaland (468.6), and Bihar (471.9).