Nagaland disburses INR 86.13 crore to 1,914 government schools under Performance Incentive Grants since 2022.
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KOHIMA — A total of 1,914 government schools across Nagaland have benefitted from Performance Incentive Grants (PIG), with a cumulative disbursement of INR 86.13 crore since its inception in 2022, enhancing institutional capacities and strengthening grassroots governance mechanisms.
This was stated in the annual administrative report 2025-26 issued by the Department of School Education.
According to the report, the Performance Incentive Grants (PIG) aim to strengthen decentralised community-led school governance in Nagaland in alignment with the principles of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The programme focuses on empowering School Management Committees (SMCs) and School Management and Development Committees (SMDCs) by promoting community ownership, participatory decision-making, and accountability in school management.
It stated that funds are directly transferred to eligible SMC and SMDC bank accounts, thereby minimising delays, eliminating intermediaries, and reinforcing financial autonomy at the school level.
The distribution of funds under the project shows that 1030 Government Primary Schools received INR 28.74 crore, 587 Government Middle Schools received over INR 34.03 crore, 245 Government High Schools received INR 18.98 crore, and 52 Government Higher Secondary Schools received over INR 4.37 crore.
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According to the report, the PIG funding model adopts a bottom-up, needs-based planning approach, enabling schools to identify priorities and allocate resources based on local contexts.
This flexibility in fund utilisation has allowed schools to address critical gaps ranging from learning environments and infrastructure improvements to co-curricular activities while simultaneously fostering meaningful community participation.
The final cycle of PIG, comprising 208 schools from the third batch and 42 schools from the supplementary batch, was successfully concluded in June 2025, marking the completion of state-wide PIG implementation under the project.
The report further stated that the PIG initiative has resulted in tangible improvements in school governance and community engagement, including community contributions amounting to approximately INR 2.5 crore in the form of time, skills, and resources, underscoring strong ownership and trust in public institutions.
It may be mentioned that NECTAR’s PIG was conferred the CIPS Innovative Award 2024 in the education sector by the Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CPS).