University in Guwahati to take disciplinary action against 'inappropriate' clothing

Guwahati, April 29, 2019:

The Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences (SSHS) in Guwahati has issued a list of attires and apparels not to be worn in the University campus as part of maintaining workplace environment.

As per a notification issued by Dipika Deka, the Vice Chancellor of the University, 16 attires and footwears are not to be worn in the University campus. These items include party attires, picnic clothes, t-shirts, tight-fitting and “seductive” clothes, micro minis, gauzy/flimsy/transparent clothing items, walking shorts, pedal pushers, leggings, tights, jogging pants, etc. It also prohibits the wearing of slippers/sandals by males and further bans excessive jewelry.

However, the notification states that it exempts certain items because of religious affiliations, physical disabilities, and other analogous circumstances.

The notice says that authorities will take disciplinary action against anyone violating the order.