In order to raise the standard of education in the state and improve its Performance Grading Index (PGI) score, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and the Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad (MPSP) will form a think tank for the upcoming academic year.

The views of ideal teachers, education experts, the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) and senior officers of the school education department are being sought for this. Even though the state topped the 2020-21 PGI, which ranks states and Union Territories on the basis of their school education system, rural Maharashtra has witnessed a steady decline in children’s reading and arithmetic skills, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022 revealed.