Dress code introduced for govt school teachers in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Chandigarh Education Department has ordained a dress code for teachers in the government schools of the city - formals, salwar-kameez, for men, women.

"The uniform specifications of the dress outlines that female employees will don sarees, salwar kameez, while male employees will wear formal shirts and trousers," the department said in an official release issued on Saturday.

With the dress code for teachers, Chandigarh becomes the first state or Union Territory to implement this in government schools, it said. 

The initiative has been first introduced in the PM Shri Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-14, Dhanas, Chandigarh, the release said. W The decision has been praised by Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, it said. 

The department said it seeks to introduce across its schools before the commencement of classes after the 2025 summer vacation.