{
  "id": 8523332,
  "title": "Tasmac employees at retail outlets across T.N. to wear uniform from November 15",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/tasmac-employees-at-retail-outlets-across-t-n-to-wear-uniform-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T19:18:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tasmac-employees-at-retail-outlets-across-tn-to-wear-uniform-from-november-15/article71485836.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Beginning November 15, retail employees of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac) will be mandated to wear uniforms provided by the government. Managers will don light blue shirts with navy blue trousers, while sales personnel and assistant salespersons will wear beige shirts with dark grey trousers. Each worker will receive three sets of uniforms. The decision to implement a uniform policy, aimed at maintaining a professional appearance in Tasmac retail outlets, was outlined in an internal message to senior regional and district managers. The cloth for the shirts will be supplied by Co-optex. Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh announced the procurement of the cloth will be finished by October 31, and the tailoring and stitching of all three sets will be completed by November 10. If there are practical challenges in obtaining, stitching, and distributing uniforms statewide, employees will receive a uniform allowance of ₹2,000 per set annually for three sets, covering both the cost of the cloth and stitching. This allowance will be credited to each eligible employee's bank account on the first day of April every year. Tasmac operated 4,048 retail vending shops and employed 22,877 personnel as of July 2026, including 6,473 supervisors, 14,379 salespersons, and 2,025 assistant salespersons. In 2019, employees at Elite Tasmac outlets received uniforms, including a blazer, but the project did not gain momentum. For the fiscal year 2025-2026, Tasmac generated a revenue of ₹50,845 crore.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}