Shillong, June 9: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has asserted that the state would witness see a “drastic” improvement in its Performance Grading Index (PGI) ranking for 2026-27 due to the reforms carried out over the past eight years.
“I am very sure that in the next PGI score 2026-2027, our rank will improve drastically, because what we have done in the last eight years is unprecedented,” he told reporters on Tuesday.
The focus of the government has been on strengthening the education system itself, not just chasing better PGI scores, he said.
“What we have to see is whether the government has done anything or not… year after year, there has been improvement of the scores,” he said.
The minister also listed quality of education, student and teacher welfare, and accessibility as the areas where major work has been done.
He called for sustained effort from everyone in the department and said the priority must remain student learning.
“We in the Education Department are working hard. Whether officers, teachers, or administrators, we have to work hard. We have to work hard every day,” he said.
:Don’t look at PGI as a score, but look at schools and how to improve the education system, because our core issue is to give quality education to our students,” he added.
