India, Dec. 9 -- In a bid to promote creativity, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has made arts education available at all 105 of its primary schools, officials said. Of the PCMC's 105 primary schools, 87 are Marathi medium, 14 Urdu medium, two Hindi medium, and two English medium. Last year, only 17 art teachers were employed across 34 primary schools. This year however, the education department has appointed dedicated art teachers in all municipal schools, as per a statement released on Monday.

According to officials, the appointments have been made on a consolidated honorarium so that students do not face any academic loss and can regularly receive quality and culturally enriching education. With trained art teachers ...