No Jeans, No Leggings: Assam Government Prescribes Modest Dress Code For Teachers

The Government of Assam has stipulated a dress code for school teachers mentioning that some of the members of the teaching staff were in the habit of wearing casual clothing to work that did not seem acceptable to the public at large. Further to this order, the teachers have been asked to conduct classes wearing formal attire in sober colours.

School teachers in the state of Assam will not be allowed to come to work wearing informal garments such as T-shirts, jeans or leggings. These directives have been given by the state education department on orders of the governor Gulab Chand Kataria.

The male teachers have been asked to wear only collared shirts and formal pants and female teachers have been asked to follow salwar suits, sarees and the region’s ethnic attire mekhela chador. The staff has been further directed to strictly avoid wearing party and casual wear to their workplace, based on the notification issued last week on Friday.

The order was shared on the social media platform Twitter on Saturday last week wherein Education Minister Ranoj Regu tweeted the notice with the preface, “ There are some misgivings regarding dress code prescribed for school teachers. I am sharing the notification for clarity.” The notice further said that it has been found that some teachers have been found in the habit of wearing the dress of their own choice which sometimes does not appear to be acceptable by the public at large.”

There are some misgivings regarding dress code prescribed for school teachers. I am sharing the notification for clarity. pic.twitter.com/m4k3sQW4t6

— Ranoj Pegu (@ranojpeguassam) May 20, 2023

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The notification further states, “Since a teacher is expected to be an example of all sorts of decency especially while discharging their duties, it has become necessary to follow a dress code that should reflect a sense of decorum, decency, professionalism and seriousness of purpose at the workplace.”

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The notice closed by further firmly stating that “The above order shall be complied scrupulously by all concerned and any deviation from this may invite disciplinary action as per rules.”

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