The new uniforms will be distributed under the 'Mukhyamantri Chhatra Chhatri Paridhan Yojana'.
The newly formed BJP government has changed the colour of the school uniforms of students studying in classes 9 and 10 of government and aided schools. In a letter to the Director of Secondary Education, the Department of School and Mass Education announced that class 9 and 10 students would now need to wear new uniforms.The new uniforms will be introduced only in those schools where the uniforms for the students, as per the existing colour code, have not been stitched or distributed, the department’s letter read. Furthermore, the new uniforms have been carefully chosen by government and government-aided secondary school students under the ‘Mukhyamantri Chhatra Chhatri Paridhan Yojana’. In addition, schools that did not receive the old uniforms—which were not stitched or supplied—will get the new ones after instructions have been given by the concerned department.
“ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ପରିଧାନ ଯୋଜନା” ଅଧିନରେ ସରକାରୀ ତଥା ସରକାରୀ ଅନୁଦାନ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ନୂତନ ୟୁନିଫର୍ମ୍ ଚୟନ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଏନେଇ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶନାମା ଜାରି କରାଯାଇଛି। ପୁରୁଣା ୟୁନିଫର୍ମ୍ ସିଲେଇ/ ବଣ୍ଟନ ହୋଇନଥିବା ସ୍କୁଲରେ ନୂତନ ୟୁନିଫର୍ମ୍ ବଣ୍ଟନ କରାଯିବ। pic.twitter.com/cpMFGuHNEm— I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) October 2, 2024
“New uniforms have been selected for government and government-aided secondary school students under the ‘Mukhyamantri Chhatra Chhatri Paridhan Yojana’. Necessary instructions have been issued. New uniforms will be distributed to schools where old uniforms are not stitched/distributed,” the Information and Public Relations Department Govt. of Odisha said in a post, which roughly translates to English.
Currently, the school uniforms have a combination of green and white, which matches the colour code of BJD’s party symbol. The new uniforms will have shades of chocolate, light brown, and clay-baked yellow, per the official mandate. While the girls will be dressed in red rust churidar and full-sleeved clay-bake yellow shirts over checkered clay-bake yellow shirts, the boys will be dressed in red rust pants and checkered clay-bake yellow shirts. According to officials, the pockets on the boys’ and girls’ uniforms will be the colour of the chocolate rush. Also included will be two sets of clothes, shoes, and socks.
