Mandatory Overcoats for Female Students in Puducherry
The Puducherry government has mandated overcoats for girl students in government schools from classes 6 to 12, as part of a safety initiative. School authorities are to circulate the coat design to ensure compliance. This measure aims to enhance the safety and protection of female students.

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Puducherry's government has decreed that female students from grades 6 to 12 in government schools must don overcoats. This directive is sanctioned by the Director of School Education.
School inspecting officers are tasked with distributing the design of the overcoats to school heads, who will instruct students to adhere to this new uniform requirement.
An official source highlighted that the initiative seeks to bolster the safety and protection of girl students, underscoring the administration's commitment to student welfare.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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