Trousers replace khaki shorts of RSS workers

The khaki shorts modelled after the then British constabulary had been a constant since the inception of the RSS in 1925.

RSS has also gone for change in the colour of socks to be worn by its volunteers, replacing the old khaki with dark brown, to go with the brown trousers they would now wear, with white shirt and black cap 

The traditional bamboo stick will, however, remain part of the uniform

Volunteers in the northern and eastern states, which witness harsh winter, will also wear dark brown sweaters.

Orders for the first lot of one lakh such sweaters have already been placed.

Over 8 lakh trousers have been distributed, including 6 lakh stitched trousers and 2 lakh cloth trousers’

The change in uniform was mooted in 2009, but there was no forward movement. The proposal was revived in 2015. 

The shift is rooted in the Sangh's desire to change by adopting a more convenient dress that is in tune with the changing times.