Last week, the Haryana state education department issued an order asking the teachers to avoid wearing jeans in work places.
The Director of Elementary Education, Panchkula in an order issued on June 4 also directed the teachers not to visit the director of Education in western attire.
The Director Elementary Education in an order addressed to District Moral Education officers said, "It has come to the notice that the teachers working in primary and middle schools wear jeans. They also wear jeans when they visit directorate which is not right. Please ensure that no teacher wears jeans and visits schools and offices in formal clothes."
'Tughlaki' order: The RPSS general secretary slammed the order
However, Rajkiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh (RPSS), the association of State's Primary teachers has criticised the department's move to ban jeans in the schools
The general secretary of RPSS told India Today that it is a bizarre decision and has been taken hastily without even consulting the government
"There are holidays in the schools. What was the necessity to issue such an order at this time? Most of the primary and middle standard teachers in Haryana are young and love to wear jeans," said the general secretary
"Rather issuing such 'Tughlaki' order, the department should have announced a formal dress code. Interestingly, the department neither took the approval from the government nor consulted the teacher associations," he added.
State government officials were not available for comments on this issue.
Source: Indiatoday
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