Shillong (Meghalaya), May 25: Meghalaya is still alone at the bottom of India’s school rankings, and the state Youth Congress says the MDA government’s “Education Revolution” has failed.
Citing the Union Education Ministry’s PGI 2.0 report, MPYC President Timjim Momin said Meghalaya scored 448/1000 — lowest in the country — in the Akanshi 3 grade. Last year: 417.9.
“This is the Centre’s own data. We’re not just weak — we’re last,” Momin said Monday.
MPYC pointed to 206 schools with zero students and 2,269 with single-digit enrolment out of 14,582 total. Roughly 22,000 children drop out each year. Only 47.8% of Class 10 students make it to Class 11.
Learning levels are bleak: ASER shows just 19.5% of rural Class 3 kids can read a Class 2 text, and 16.1% of Class 5 students can do basic division. “That’s system failure,” Momin said.
The group dismissed the 2026 SSLC pass rate as proof of progress. “PGI measures the system, not one exam,” he said.
MPYC wants a public audit of all World Bank, ADB, and central education funds since 2018, district-wise spending-vs-outcomes data, an independent SSLC review, rationalisation of empty schools with community input, performance-linked grants, and an emergency plan for Garo Hills and lagging rural areas.
“Meghalaya doesn’t need more education publicity. It needs accountability,” Momin said.
