TN comes up with dress code for staff to ‘maintain office decorum’
Julie Mariappan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:01.06.2019
The Tamil Nadu government believes clothes maketh the man, and woman. It has brought in a dress code for those working at Fort St George, the seat of its power.
Women will have to wear “saris or salwar kameez or churidar with dupatta of sober colour” and men will have to wear “formal shirts with formal pants”. There’s no word on whether ‘veshties’ are allowed.
An order issued by the personnel and administrative reforms department signed by chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan on Tuesday sought to amend the dress code prescribed in Tamil Nadu Secretariat Office Manual to “suit the present-day circumstances and to maintain the decorum of the office”.
“When the elected representatives wear veshti, why insist on pants,” asked an official. The order says a male officer who makes an appearance before a court or tribunal or any other judicial forum should wear a “short buttoned up coat with full sleeves, with trousers”. If the officer prefers an open coat, he should put on a tie as well and the clothes should be sober and subdued in colour and design. A woman officer should wear a sari or salwar kameez or churidar with dupatta of a sober colour.
What’s the trigger for the order? Apparently, officials had turned up in court shabbily dressed and this had evoked criticism. “The government may have taken a decision to preserve Tamil culture. Let everyone abide by the order,” said Tamil Nadu secretariat association chief Peter Anthonysamy.
‘Not sure whether veshti can be worn’
Chennai: “A section of youngsters prefers Tshirts and jeans, which don’t go well with the prescribed norms. Formal attire will evoke the respect of the public visiting the secretariat. Not sure if veshti can be worn,” an official said, pleading ignorance of the office manual. It remains to be seen if government agencies and departments elsewhere will follow suit.
Julie Mariappan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:01.06.2019
The Tamil Nadu government believes clothes maketh the man, and woman. It has brought in a dress code for those working at Fort St George, the seat of its power.
Women will have to wear “saris or salwar kameez or churidar with dupatta of sober colour” and men will have to wear “formal shirts with formal pants”. There’s no word on whether ‘veshties’ are allowed.
An order issued by the personnel and administrative reforms department signed by chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan on Tuesday sought to amend the dress code prescribed in Tamil Nadu Secretariat Office Manual to “suit the present-day circumstances and to maintain the decorum of the office”.
“When the elected representatives wear veshti, why insist on pants,” asked an official. The order says a male officer who makes an appearance before a court or tribunal or any other judicial forum should wear a “short buttoned up coat with full sleeves, with trousers”. If the officer prefers an open coat, he should put on a tie as well and the clothes should be sober and subdued in colour and design. A woman officer should wear a sari or salwar kameez or churidar with dupatta of a sober colour.
What’s the trigger for the order? Apparently, officials had turned up in court shabbily dressed and this had evoked criticism. “The government may have taken a decision to preserve Tamil culture. Let everyone abide by the order,” said Tamil Nadu secretariat association chief Peter Anthonysamy.
‘Not sure whether veshti can be worn’
Chennai: “A section of youngsters prefers Tshirts and jeans, which don’t go well with the prescribed norms. Formal attire will evoke the respect of the public visiting the secretariat. Not sure if veshti can be worn,” an official said, pleading ignorance of the office manual. It remains to be seen if government agencies and departments elsewhere will follow suit.
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