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Sikkim enforces traditional dress weekly
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Sikkim mandates traditional attire for personnel employees

Sikkim mandates its personnel department employees to wear traditional attire weekly, promoting cultural identity and pride.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

PTI

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Sikkim mandates traditional attire for personnel employees

The Sikkim government's personnel department has issued an order directing the employees of the department to wear traditional dress once a week, an official said on Thursday.

The move is aimed at promoting indigenous identity and reflecting the vibrant heritage of the state within the administrative framework, the official said.

"With a view to preserve and promote our cultural heritage and showcase our vibrant diversity, all officers and officials of the Department of Personnel are hereby directed to wear their full traditional attire once a week every Thursday," said the order issued by the Department of Personnel Secretary Rinzing Chewang Bhutia on April 29.