August 14 new dress code deadline for Chandigarh school faculty

The UT Education Department has now come up with August 14 as the new deadline for implementing the dress code for faculty of the local government schools.

“Considering requests from teachers and their union, and reviewing the practical constraints, the time by which all teachers are required to be in uniform is extended to August 14,” read an order. It added, “All teachers will make best use of the time and get the uniform stitched, so that we all wear the uniform by the Independence Day.”

Education Dept announced initiative in April

It was in April this year that the department had announced to introduce a dress code for teachers, making Chandigarh the first city in the country to implement uniform for schoolteachers.

The department had ordered implementation of a dress code for teachers and principals in government schools on June 30.

Later, the department decided to implement the same from July 20.

Now, August 14 is the new deadline for enforcing the dress code.

Earlier, the department had decided to implement the same from July 20. Before that, the department had ordered implementation of a dress code for teachers and principals in government schools on June 30. However, the order was declared null and void a few hours later. The order was withdrawn considering the objection over the uniform colour, raised by the faculty members.

Recently, the department changed the colour combination and outlined ivory colour full suit with a shade darker dupatta for female teachers. Lower could be salwar or salwar-pant or ivory coloured saree and blouse with beige or golden border. For male teachers, it is blue shirt (formal) and grey trouser. For female principals, maroon saree and maroon blouse with golden/beige border or plain maroon suit with golden/beige dupatta. Male principals are required to wear a white shirt (formal) and grey trouser.

The order, which was later withdrawn, had specified off-white shirt and a golden/beige lower (salwar or pant) or off-white saree with beige or gold border for females, and for male teachers, it was formal white shirt and navy blue trousers.

It was in April this year that the department had announced to introduce a dress code for teachers, making Chandigarh the first city in the country to implement uniform for schoolteachers. The initiative, taken by the Education Department on the advice of UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, was first introduced at the PM Shri Government Model Senior Secondary School, Dhanas.

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