India, Aug. 19 -- Two programmes of the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) - Model School and Model Public Health Centre (PHC) - are emerging as a transformative step in government education and healthcare. Covering 303 ZP schools across the district, the model school initiative is steadily setting benchmarks for inclusive, future-ready learning. While the model PHC initiative, with 108 centres under its wing, is integrating modern infrastructure with cutting-edge digital health solutions.

Classrooms under this programme are undergoing a makeover, while school days have become more interesting with themes like 'Bagless Saturdays' when students engage in storytelling and playing 'Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN)' games. The daily 'reading h...