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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicDress Code

Topic: Dress Code

No jeans, khadi once a week — Maharashtra govt issues new dress code for state employees

Maharashtra says employees of the state, whether on contract or otherwise, are its representatives, and an inappropriate attire could malign the govt's public image.

No jeans, no cargo pants, Tripura govt tells its bureaucrats

In a govt memorandum, bureaucrats in Tripura have been asked to avoid casual attire on official duty. 

Income Tax Dept issues circular reprimanding younger employees for not dressing ‘modestly’

In a circular dated 2 March, the department said it was mostly the younger staff who reported to work in informal clothes and that the trend was ‘not acceptable’.

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