Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh Districts Fall Short in Latest School Education Index
A new report checked how well schools are doing in Madhya Pradesh’s districts.
It gave points for areas such as learning, infrastructure, safety and digital education.
None of the 55 districts scored more than 60 percent.
Sidhi did best, but it still scored only 55.5 percent.
Jhabua scored the lowest at 37.7 percent.
Most districts were placed in the Prachesta-2 group, which means they are making progress but still have much to improve.
Some districts had especially low scores in digital learning and school safety.
Congress leader Jitu Patwari asked the state government questions about these results.
None of Madhya Pradesh’s 55 districts crossed the 60% mark in PGI-D 2025-26.
Forty-five districts were placed in Prachesta-2, six in Prachesta-1 and four in Prachesta-3.
Sidhi ranked highest in the state with 333 of 600 points, or 55.5%.
Jhabua recorded the lowest score at 226 points, or 37.7%.
Congress leader Jitu Patwari questioned Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over the education system’s performance.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh’s 55 districts, the Union Ministry of Education, and Congress state chief Jitu Patwari.
- What
- The Performance Grading Index for Districts 2025-26 assessed school education performance across Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The latest PGI-D 2025-26 report was released; the articles do not specify an exact date.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The report measures district performance in school education, while Jitu Patwari cited its results to question the state government.
- Districts assessed
- 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh
- 60% threshold
- No district crossed the 60% performance mark
- Largest category
- 45 districts were placed in Prachesta-2
- Top district
- Sidhi scored 333 out of 600 points, or 55.5%
- Lowest district
- Jhabua scored 226 points, or 37.7%
- Prachesta-3 districts
- Jhabua, Alirajpur, Khargone and Barwani
- Reported digital-learning scores
- Barwani scored 16%, Sagar around 24% and Dhar around 20%