Aiming to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary (January 30), the Gujarat education department asked its teaching and non-teaching staff to wear khadi at least once a week.
In this regard, the Gujarat education department, which has over two-and-a-half lakh staff members, has passed a resolution. Ironically, on December 30 last year, the Madhya Pradesh government had issued a circular to all its officers and employees to wear khadi-made clothes once a week.
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama had held an informal meeting with the heads of associations of primary teachers, secondary teachers, higher secondary teachers, principals and non-teaching staff earlier this month.
At the meeting, Chudasama had suggested that teachers wear khadi once a week, to which the heads of the associations nodded in agreement. Bolstered by the response, the minister went ahead and made a formal announcement on Sunday.
Pankaj Patel, president of Gujarat State Higher Secondary Teachers Federation said, “Presidents of all associations had given their consent to the idea of teachers wearing khadi once a week.
However, it is voluntary and no action will be taken against the teachers who do not wear khadi.”
Digvijaysinh Jadeja, president of Gujarat Primary Teachers Association said, “The minister has taken this decision to promote khadi and also promote Gandhiji’s thoughts in schools. After official announcement, we will now inform teachers under my association and hope to completely implement it within a month.”
