India’s new Parliament building was set to host its first session on September 18, and with the new building comes new uniforms for staff. The outfit has been designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
The usual bureaucrats’ band gala suit will be replaced with a magenta or deep pink Nehru jacket with a shirt of a similar color, featuring a lotus flower design. The employees will be seen wearing khaki-coloured pants.
Female staff, however, will be seen in saree uniforms like before. The marshals of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha will be wearing a Manipuri turban after the uniform change. The safari suits worn by the security personnel inside the building will be replaced with camouflage dresses, similar to the military. The uniform changes, however, are not without controversy.
