Biharhas scored the lowest in terms of and facilities with a total 81 points out of 150 in thePerformance Grading Index(PGI) 2019-20 for states/UTs in the field of school Education, the report of which was released by theMinistry of Educationrecently.
However, the state saw a marginal improvement in its overall PGI score between 5 to 10%, when compared to the figures of 2018-19.
The overall score of Bihar was 747 out of 1,000, landing the state at the bottom 8th position (with grade III) among 37 states and UTs. The top-performing state was Punjab with 929 points.
The PGI is a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational changes in the field of school education.