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Session 4.1 and 4.2:The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964.
SESSION OVERVIEW
The Central Government has a vast
number of civil service emlo!ees,comrisin" of a multilicit! of ran#s and
cadres, sread over m!riad deartments
and offices. $t is aramount that theselar"e numbers of emlo!ees are bound
b! a strict code of conduct and ethics in
the course of the dischar"e of theirduties as ublic servants. %rticle &'9 of
the Constitution of $ndia hich deals
ith the matter of recruitment and
conditions of service of ersons servin"
the nion or a State, states that,*sub+ect to the rovisions of this
Constitution, %cts of the aroriatee"islature ma! re"ulate the
recruitment, and conditions of service
of ersons aointed, to ublic servicesand osts in connection ith the affairs
of the nion or of an! State.- Thus the
resonsibilit! to define Conduct andother Service rules ere en+oined on the
Government of $ndia in terms of %rticle
&'9 of the Constitution.
Government emlo!ees are a
secial t!e uite distinct from those in
the rivate sector, bein" char"ed ith the
resonsibilit! not onl! toards the
Government, but also toards the ublic
ith hom the! come into contact in
their ublic dealin"s. The essence of
Government service is the sense ofdisciline to hich all Government
emlo!ees are sub+ect to and the
rivile"es to hich the!, in "eneral areentitled. These to asects are full!
covered b! to sets of service rules, vi/.,
Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,1964 and the Central Civil Services
(Classification, Control and %eal)
Rules, 1960. % Government emlo!ee
ho violates an! rovisions of the
CCS(Conduct)Rules, 1964 can beroceeded a"ainst and imosed ith, for
"ood and sufficient reasons, an! of theenalties mentioned in Rule 11 of the
CCS(CC%) Rules, 1960.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
$n this session, the learner ill learnto correctl! understand, al! and
enforce the various rovisions of the
CCS (Conduct) Rules hen reuired todo so ithout bein" offtrac#, arbitrar!or sub+ective. The lesson ill aim at
buildin" a sound concetual base of the
various rovisions of the conduct rulesand their aroriate alicabilit! in
"eneral and secific cases.
B. CCS (CONDUCT RULES! 1"#4
$ An Ana%&sis
1. Basic Concept - Government
emlo!ees are reuired to adhere to
certain standards of conduct both in theirofficial and rivate caacities. These
reuirements have been laid don in the
Central Civil Service (Conduct) Rules,1964.
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2. The CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 is
made u of 25 rules. %ll these are
statutor! rules ithin the meanin" of%rticle &'9 of the Constitution, and have
been clarified here necessar! b!
e3ecutive orders in the form ofGovernment of $ndias decisions or
instructions aended belo the relevant
rule. The basic rules are Rule 1 and 2hich define
2.1 Rule 1
(i) Date "# $##ect % TheCCS(Conduct) Rules, 1964 ere
notified b! the Government of $ndia,5inistr! of ome %ffairs on &'th
7ovember 1964 and came into effect
from the same da!.
(ii) Applica&ility% The CCS (Conduct)
Rules, 1964 al! to ever! ersonaointed to a Central civil service or
ost includin" civilians in the defence
services but do not al! to 8
(i) to raila!s
(a) a Raila! servant,
(b)) a erson holdin" a ostin the Raila! oard or
of the :inancial
Commissioner of Raila!s,
(ii) member of the %ll $ndia
Services,
(iii) a holder of an! ost of hich
the ;resident has, b! "eneralor secial order, directed that
that these rules shall not
al!.
2.2 Rule 3 -defines the meanin" of
Government, Government servant, and
5embers of famil!.
C. ANAL'TICAL E)OSITION O*
OT+ER RULES O* CONDUCT
1. General [Rule 3] - This rule is
seein" in its covera"e and is the mostoerative rule hich rovides that ever!
Government servant shall at all times
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subordinates maintain absolute inte"rit!
and devotion to dut! as er Rule &(2).
1.4 Conduct un&ecoming o# a(overnment servant % Government
e3ects that the conduct of its emlo!ees
should conform to the ordinar! norms o"
decenc and moralit revailin" in the
societ! and one s$ould not !iolate t$e
la%s o" t$e land. Government can alsodemand a certain standard of conduct
from its emlo!ees even in their rivate
life, not connected ith their official
duties. *Conduct unbecomin" of a
Government servant- is left to thediscretion o" t$e Go!ernment. The test
should be ob+ective and not sub+ective. %Government servant should not brin"
discredit to the service. %ction can also
be ta#en for the )past misconduct*committed b! the Government servant.
%ction can be ta#en for not vacatin" the
Govt. accommodation and misutilisin"the advance ta#en from Government or
not refundin" in time. @ven habitual
rivate indebtness ill amount toconduct unbecomin" of a Governmentservant.
1.0 +oral turpitude ' $t means aconduct a"ainst the +ustice, honest!,
modest! or "ood morals hich a man
oes to felloman or to societ! in"eneral. 5oral turitude deends on the
circumstances in each case. Since
"unman emlo!ed in the an# as
found in ossession of illicit liuor, itdoes affect the character and involves a
moral turitude.
1.6 Rule %A '$t reuires a Governmentservant toper"orm $is o""icial dealingspromptl and act in a courteous
mannerhile erformin" them.
1.A Rule %- '$t directs a Government
servant to act in accordance %it$ t$e
Go!ernment policies as regards age o"
marriage& preser!ation o" en!ironment&
protection o" %ild li"e ' cultural
$eritageand also to obser!e policies on
pre!ention o" crime against %omen#
1.B Rule %C ' Proi&ition o# se/ual
arassment o# wor0ing women $tdirects a Government servant not to
indul"e in se3ual harassment of or#in"
omen. Se3ual harassment has been
defined in the section to include 8
(i) h!sical contact and
advances=(ii) demandin" se3ual favours=
(iii) assin" se3uall! coloured
remar#s= (iv)shoin"orno"rah!= or
(v) an! other unelcome
h!sical, verbal or nonverbalconduct of a se3ual nature.
Gist o" some important relatedGo!ernment o" India(s orders belo%
Rule 3
1. $n vie of the imortance ofmaintainin" a hi"h standard of inte"rit!
b! Government servants, no officer ho
does not have a reutation for honest!should be laced in a osition here
there is considerable scoe for
discretion.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 41E2E00 ($$)@sts. (%),
dated 2&rd%ril, 1900.F
2. Government servants to observedue courtesies and re"ard in their
dealin"s ith 5;sE5%s.
G.$., ?et. of ;er. Tr"., D.5. 7o.11'1&E1'EBB )@sts. (%), dated 2&rdHune, 19BB.F
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&. ;articiation in rosel!ti/in"
activities or the direct or indirect use of
official osition and influence in suchactivities b! a Government servant ma!
be treated as "ood and sufficient reason
for ta#in" discilinar! action a"ainst himunder the CCS(CC%) Rules, 1960.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E0'E0A ($$)@sts. (%),
dated 10thHanuar!, 190B.F
4. 7e"lect b! a Government servant of
his ife and famil! ma! be re"arded as a
"ood and sufficient reason to +ustif!action a"ainst him under Rule 11 of the
CCS(CC%) Rules, 1960.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E16E09 ($$)@sts. (%),
dated 1stSetember, 1909.F
0. % Government servant ho is found
"uilt! of the ractice of untouchabilit! in
an! form ill be considered unfit forublic service and discilinar! action
ill be ta#en a"ainst him.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. :A'E1AE61 ($$)@sts.(%), dated Bth?ecember, 1961.F
6. $f an! comliant is received a"ainstan! Government servant that he has
acted in a discourteous manner or
adoted dilator! tactics in his dealin"sith the ublic and if it is established
that he has so acted, deterrent a romt
action should be ta#en a"ainst him.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 14E9E66($$)@sts. (%),
dated &rd%u"ust, 1961.F
A. Government servants to observe
roer decorum durin" the lunchbrea#=
la!in" "ames be!ond the rescribed
lunch hour and la!in" cards in the oen
to be discoura"ed.
G.$., 5..%., ?.D. 7o. 10E40E6A SSD, dated11th%u"ust, 196A.F
B. ;ostersEnotices can be disla!ed b!the reco"nised associations on notice
boards in the office remises ith the
ermission of the cometent authorit! at
the laces secified for this urose.This facilit! so rovided to reco"nised
associationsEunions does not confer on
individual Government servants or their
associationsEunions an! ri"ht to disla!ostersEnotices on the alls, doors,
indos, etc. of the office remises.Government servants ho affi3 or
disla! ostersEnotices or are resonsible
for the disla! of such notices inviolation of these instructions ould be
renderin" themselves liable to
aroriate action.
9. :ailure to obtain ermission from
cometent authorit! before leavin"stationEheaduarters (hile al!in" for,or on leave) is to be vieed seriousl!
and ma! entail discilinar! action.
?D;T D.5.. 7o. 11'1&EAE94@stt.(%) dated1B.'0.1994F
2. )mploment o" near relati!es o"
Go!ernment ser!ants in companies or
"irms [Rule *]
2.1 This rule reuires that no
Government servant shall use his official
osition or influence to secure
emlo!ment from an! firm or coman!.% Grou % officer shall not ermit his
son or dau"hter to accet an!
emlo!ment in an! coman! ith hichhe has official dealin"s. The
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emlo!ment ma! be acceted
rovisionall! sub+ect to the ermission
of the "overnment.
2.2 :urther, he shall not si"n or deal
ith an! contract ith a firm in hich
his son or dau"hter is or#in".Government servants, e3cet Grou ?
emlo!ees, shall furnish information, on
the first aointment, statin" theoccuation of their close relations
emlo!ed in ublic underta#in" or
rivate firms. >Close relations for this
urose ill include arents, souse,
children, brothers and sisters.Suression of this information ould
render him liable for discilinar! action.
G+I decision belo% Rule *
1. %ll emlo!ees (e3cet Grou >?)
under the Government of $ndia on first
emlo!ment should furnish informationin resect of their close relations (father,
mother, ifeEhusband, sonsEdau"htersE
brothersE sisters resident and nonresident) in the rescribed ro forma.Suression of information in this ro
forma is a ma+or deartmental offence
for hich the unishment ma! e3tend todismissal from service. The ro forma is
to be #et in the %CR dossier of the
emlo!ee concerned.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. :.&E12E(S)E64@sts.()
dated 12.1'.1960F
,. ,aing part in politics and
elections [Rule 5]
&.1 The CCS(Conduct) Rules la! don
that
(i) 7o Government servant shall
be a member, or be otherise
associated ith, an! olitical
art! or an! or"anisationhich ta#es art in olitics
nor shall he ta#e art in,
subscribed in aid of, or assistsin an! other manner, an!
olitical movement or
activit!.
(ii) $t shall also be the dut! of
ever! Government servant to
revent the members of his
famil! from ta#in" art in,subscribin" in aid of, or
assistin" in an! other manneran! movement or activit!
tendin" directl! or indirectl!,
subversive or theGovernment as b! la
established.
(iii) $f an! uestion arises hether
a art! is a olitical art! or
hether an! or"anisationta#es art in olitics orhether an! movement is
subversive of Government as
b! la established, thedecision of the Government
shall be final.
(iv) 7o Government servant shallcanvass or otherise interfere
ith, or uses influence in
connection ith or ta#e art
in an election.
.ote/ The disla! b! a Government
servant on his erson, vehicle orresidence of an! electoral s!mbol shall
amount to usin" his influence.
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Gist o" some related decisions o" G+I
under Rule 5
1. $t is the dut! of the Governmentservant ho ishes to +oin, or ta#e art
in the activities of an!
associationEor"anisation to satisf! himthat its aims and activities are not of
such nature as are li#el! to be
ob+ectionable under Rule 5. Theresonsibilit! for the conseuences of
his decision rests suarel! on his
shoulders and a lea of i"norance or
misconcetion ould not be tenable.
5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E44E49@sts.(%) dated
1A.'9.1949F
2. %ttendance at meetin"s or"anised b!
a olitical art! ould ala!s becontrar! to Rule 0 unless the meetin" (i)
is a ublic meetin"= (ii) it is not held
contrar! to an! rohibitor! order or
ithout ermission= (iii) the Governmentservant does not sea# or ta#e a
rominent art in the meetin".
G.$., C.S. (?et. of ;er.), D.5. 7o. 20E4EA&@sts. (%), 1A219A&F
&. Government servants desirous of+oinin" forei"n lan"ua"e classes
conducted b! $ndo:orei"n cultural
or"anisations should obtain riorermission from cometent authorit!.
5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E4'E60@sts.(%) dated
1B.'0.1966F
4. $t is essential that Government
servants should not onl! maintainolitical neutralit! but should also
aear to do so. The! should not
articiate in the activities of, or
associate themselves ith an!
or"anisation here there is the sli"htest
reason to thin# that the or"anisation has
a olitical asect.
5..%. D.5. 7o. 6E6E69@sts.() dated1B.'A.1969F
0. 7o revious sanction of the
Government is reuired for a
Government servant to underta#e
honorar! or# of a social Echaritablenature but he should discontinue ta#in"
art in such activities, if so directed b!
the Government. ;rior ermission is
essential onl! if the Government servantsee#s to hold an elective office. :urther,
hile Government servants are free torofess and ractice an! reli"ion in their
rivate lives, the! should so conduct
themselves in ublic as to leave no room
for an! imression that the! do notsubscribe to the secular hilosoh! of
the State. Some of the or"anisations and
movements claimin" to aim at social andreli"ious reforms ma! have some
attributes of sectarian or communalnature. The resonsibilit! for theconseuences of the decision to +oin an!
or"anisation and articiatin" in its
activities ill rest ith the emlo!ee
himself. % Government servant hoishes to +oin an! or"anisation or
association should therefore, satisf!
himself that its activities and ob+ectivesare not of such a nature to attract action
under an! of the rovision of the
Conduct Rules.?D;T D.5.. 7o. 11'1&E0EBB@stt.(%) dated11.'A.19BBF
4. 0oining o" associations b
Go!ernment ser!ants [Rule ]
4.1 This rule stiulates that no
Government servant shall +oin, orcontinue to be a member of, an
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association the ob+ects and or activities
of hich are re+udicial to the interests
of the soverei"nt! and inte"rit! of $ndia
or ublic order or moralit!.
G+I decision belo% Rule
1. %ction for alle"ed violation ofRule can be ta#en b! a discilinar! authorit!
onl! hen an authorit! not belo thelevel of the ead of ?eartment has
decided that the ob+ects or activities of
the %ssociation concerned are such as
ould attract Rule 6 ibid.
5..%., ?ett. Df ;ersonnel %.R. 7o.
11'1&E2EAA@stt.(%) dated 'A.'6.19ABF
-. Demonstrations and stries b
Go!ernment ser!ants [Rule ]
0.1 Rule A of the Conduct Rules la!s
don that no Government servant shall
(i) en"a"e himself or articiate
in an! demonstration hichis re+udicial to the interestsof the soverei"nt! and
inte"rit! of $ndia, the securit!
of the State, friendl! relationith forei"n states, ublic
order, decenc! or moralit! or
hich involves contemt of
court, defamation or incitement to an offence, or
(ii) resort to or in an! a! abetan! form of stri#e or coercion
or h!sical duress in
connection ith an! matterertainin" to his service or
the service of an! other
Government servant.
G+I decisions belo% Rule
1. 23tri0es ' $nterretation of hat
constitutes a stri#e under the conductRules. 4trie( means re"usal to %or or
stoppage or slo%ing do%n o" %or b a
group o" emploees actin" incombination, and includes 8
(i) mass absentation from or#ithout ermission (hich is
ron"l! described as *mass
casual leave-)=
(ii) refusal to or# overtimehere such overtime or# is
necessar! in the ublicinterest=
(iii) resort to ractices or conducthich is li#el! to result in, or
results in the cessation or
substantial retardation ofor# in an! or"anisation.
Such ractices ould include,
hat are called >"oslo,>sitdon, >endon sta!in, s!mathetic- or an! other
similar stri#e= as also absence
from or# for articiation ina andh or an! similar
movements.
2. Government servants ho resort to
action of the above #ind violate rule A of
the Central Civil Services (Conduct)
Rules, 1964 and discilinar! action canbe ta#en a"ainst them. $t ma! be noted
that the list of activities hich are
covered under the definition of stri#e asenumerated above is onl! illustrative and
not e3haustive.
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5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E2&E66@sts.(%), dated'9.12.1966F
&. Participation in G$erao6 &yCentral (overnment servants '
$nstances have come to the notice of
Government in hich emlo!ees ofcertain Central Government offices
sta"ed hich is called *Gherao-,
involvin" forcible confinement of ublic
servants ithin office remises b!surroundin" their laces of dut! and
have held demonstrationsE meetin"s both
ithin office remises durin" office
hours and also outside the officeremises be!ond office hours, tendin" to
forcible confinement of ublic servantsithin office remises. Such
demonstrationsEactivities are re+udicial
to ublic order and also involve criminaltresass or incitement to commit
offences. The! are also subversive or
disciline and harmful to the ublic
interest, and articiation in them b!Government servants and ould
constitute "ood and sufficient reasonithin the meanin" of Rule 11 of theCentral Civil Services (Classification,
Control and %eal) Rules, 1960. $t has,
therefore, been decided that a seriousvie should be ta#en of such acts of
lalessness and insubordination on the
art of ublic servants. The Central
Government ?eartments are advised tota#e action on the folloin" lines in such
cases
(i) ?iscilinar! action should be
ta#en a"ainst the rominent
articiants in the >Gheraofor contravention of Rules &
and A of the Central Civil
Services (Conduct) Rules,
1964. $n the char"esheet to
be served in ursuance of
such discilinar! action, it
should be secified to the
e3tent that the facts +ustif!,that demonstrations
re+udicial to ublic order
and involvin" criminaloffences, namel!, ron"ful
restraint, ron"ful
confinement, criminaltresass and incitement to
such offences, have been held
that such conduct as
subversive of disciline and
harmful to the ublic interest=and that the conduct as
holl! unbecomin" of aGovernment servant.
(ii) %bsence from or# onaccount of articiation in
>Gherao, should in all cases
be treated as unauthorisedabsence involvin" brea# in
service. The absence should
not be re"ularised as leave ofan! #ind.
(iii) Ihenever there is a case of
>Gherao, ron"ful restraint,ron"ful confinement or
criminal tresass or of an!
other co"ni/able offence, aritten reort should be made
to the Dfficerinchar"e of the
;olice Station havin"
+urisdiction, reuestin" himto re"ister the offence and to
ta#e action under the la.
The names of the offendersshould be included in the
ritten reort. Coies of the
reort should be endorsed tothe ;olice CommissionerE
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Suerintendent of ;olice and
the ome Secretar! to the
State Government concerned
for necessar! actionaccordin" to la.
(iv) $f, notithstandin" themandator! rovisions of the
Criminal ;rocedure Code,
;olice ta#es no action onsuch a reort, action should
be ta#en romtl! to file a
comlaint before the
aroriate 5a"istrate in
resect of the substantiveoffences under the $ndian
;enal Code or other la. $ncertain circumstances a
etition could be filed before
the i"h Court for issue ofaroriate rit, but this
should be done after ta#in"
le"al advice.
G.$. 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20ES.11E6A@sts.(%),
dated the 1&th%ril, 196AF
#. Connection %it$ 7ress or ot$er
media [Rule 8]
6.1 7o Government servant, e3cet
ith the revious sanction of the
Government, is ermitted to on holl!
or in art or conduct or articiate in theeditin" or mana"ement of, an!
nesaer or other eriodical
ublications or electronic media. Thishoever, ill not al! in case of
Government servant ho in the &ona
#ide dischar"es of his official duties,ublishes a boo# or articiates in a
ublic media.
6.2 % Government servant ublishin" a
boo# or articiatin" in a ublic media is
reuired to ma#e it clear that the vies
e3ressed b! him are his on and notthat of the Government.
G+I decision belo% Rule 8
1. Participation in A.I.R. programmes
and receiving o# onorarium tereo# 'ermission not necessar!.
. Criticism o" Go!ernment [Rule 9]
A.1 Rule 9 of the Conduct Rulesstiulates that no Government servant
shall, in an! radio broadcast, telecastthrou"h an! electronic media or in an!
document ublished in his on name or
anon!mousl!, seudon!mousl! or in thename of an! other erson or in an!
communication to the ress or in an!
ublic utterance, ma#e an! statement offact on oinion 8
(i) hich has the effect of anadverse criticism of an!current or recent polic on
action o" t$e Central or
4tate Go!ernment:
(ii) hich is caable of
embarrassin" the relationbeteen the Central
Government and the
Government of an! State=
(iii) hich is caable of
embarrassin" the relations
beteen the CentralGovernment and the
Government of an! forei"n
State.
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G+I instructions belo% Rule 9
1. $nstances have come to notice of
Service %ssociations of Governmentemlo!ees
(i) ;assin" resolutionsE ma#in"statements andEor e3ressin"
oinion on issues hich
involve violation b! theindividual emlo!ee of the
Rule 9 of the Conduct Rules.
$n such cases, discilinar!
action to be initiated b!
callin" for e3lanation fromthose individuals ho are
si"natories or arties to theresolutions if the! are servin"
Government emlo!ees.
5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E0E6B@sts.(%) dated1A.'1.196B.F
2. $t is reiterated that si"natories orarties to resolutions, etc., assed b!
service associationsEunionsEfederationshich violate a"ainst the rovisions of
Rule 9ould render themselves liable to
discilinar! action.
G.$., Cabinet Secretariat, ?et. of ;ersonnel 7o.20E4EA2@sts.(%) dated 1B.'2.19A2F
/. )!idence be"ore Committee or
an ot$er aut$orit [Rule 1;]
B.1 7o Government servant isermitted, e3cet ith the revious
sanction of the Government, to "ive
evidence in connection ith an! inuir!
conducted b! an! erson, committee orauthorit!.
B.2 Ihere a Government servant"ives evidence ith revious sanction of
the Government, he shall not criticise the
olic! or an! action of the Central
Government or of a State Government.
G+I instructions belo% Rule 1;
1. The above ill not al! toGovernment servants ho aear before
the ;a! Commission on behalf of service
associations, rovided the! are soauthorised b! the associations. There is
also no ob+ection to individual
Government servants submittin"
5emoranda etc. to the ;a! Commission,
in their individual caacit!, rovided thatindividual "rievances are not t before
the Commission.
G.$, ?.;. %.R., D.5. 7o. 11'1&E16EB&@stt.(%)
dated 16.11.19B&F
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unauthorised communication of
information ithin the meanin" ofRule
11#
Gist o" some related G+I instructions
belo% Rule 11
1. $t is not necessar! to disclose the
identit! of the suerior officer ho made
adverse remar#s in the annualconfidential reort of a Government
servant. $f, hoever, in a articular case,
it is considered necessar! to disclose the
identit! of the suerior officer, the
authorit! dealin" ith the reresentationma! at his discretion allo the identit!
to be communicated.
2. $t is the dut! of all Government
servants to safe"uard the securit! of allclassified information to hich the!
have access in the course of their official
duties.
13. 4ubscriptions [Rule 12]
1'.1 7o Government servant shalle3cet ith the revious sanction of the
Government or of the rescribed
authorit!, as# for or accet contributionsto, or otherise associate himself ith
the raisin" of an! funds or other
collections in cash or in #ind inursuance of an! ob+ect hatsoever.
Gist o" some related G+I decisions
1. Government servants should not
sonsor the raisin" of funds from the
ublic for an! urose hatsoever. 5erea!ment of a subscrition to some
charitable or benevolent fund ould not,
b! itself, amount to the articiation inthe raisin" of such fund.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 24E0'E00@sts. dated
1'.'B.1900F
2. The members of a service
association can freel! collect
subscrition amon" themselves forelfare activities of the association. So
lon" as their aeal is confined to the
members, no ermission need be sou"ht.
$f an! aroach is made to the ublic,directl! or indirectl!, such ermission is
necessar!.
)=ceptions/-(i) :la" da! collections e3emted
G.$., 5..%., 5emo 7o. 20E&&E00@sts. dated&1.1'.1900F
(ii) Central Government servantsalloed to articiate in the fund raisin"
efforts of the national :oundation for
Communal armon! on a voluntar!basis.
G.$., ?D;T, D.5. 7o. 11'1&E9E90@stt.(%)
dated '2.11.1990F
11. Gi"ts [Rule 13]
11.1 @3cet as rovided in the Conduct
Rules, no Government servant shall
accet, or ermit an! member of hisfamil! or an! other erson actin" on his
behalf to accet, an! "ift.
)=planations/(i) *Gift- includes free transort,
boardin", lod"in" or other
service or an! other ecuniar! advanta"e hen
rovided b! an! erson other
than a near relative or ersonal friend havin" no
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official dealin"s ith the
Government servant.
(ii) % casual meal, lift or othersocial hositalit! shall not be
deemed to be a "ift.
(iii) % Government servant shall
avoid accetin" lavish
hositalit! or freuenthositalit! from an!
individual, industrial or
commercial firms,
or"anisations, etc., havin"
official dealin"s ith him.
(iv) Dn occasions such aseddin"s, anniversaries,
funerals or reli"ious
functions, hen"ivin"Ereceivin" "ifts is in
conformit! ith the
revailin" reli"ious andsocial ractice, a Government
servant ma! accet "ifts from
his near relatives or from hisersonal friends havin" noofficial dealin"s ith him,
but shall ma#e a reort to the
Government, if the value ofsuch "ift e3ceeds 8
(a) Rs. 0,''' Governmentservant holdin" an!
Grou >% ost=
(b) Rs &,''' Government
servant holdin" an!Grou > ost=
(c) Rs. 1,''' Government
servant holdin" an!Grou >C ost and
(d) Rs. 0'' Government
servant holdin" an!Grou >? ost.
(v) $n an! other case, a
Government servant shall not
accet an! "ift ithout thesanction of the Government if
the value thereof e3ceeds 8
(a) Rs. 1,''' Government
servants holdin" an!
Grou *%- or Grou *-ost= and
(b) Rs. 20' holdin" an!
Grou *C- or Grou *?-
ost.
12. Do%r [Rule 13A]
12.1 %s re"ards dor!, the Conduct
Rules la! don that no Government
servant shall
(i) "ive or ta#e or abet the "ivin"
or ta#in" of dor!=
(ii) demand directl! or indirectl!,
from the arent or "uardianof a bride or a bride"room, asthe case ma! be, an! dor!.
12.2 till 1961, dor! as re"ardedas a customar! "ift hich the
Government servant could accet
ithout rior sanction. %s er the sectiondor! is no lon"er treated as a
customar! "ift in the conte3t of the
rovisions of the ?or! ;rohibition %ct,
1961.
G+I decision belo% Rule 13-A
1. %n! violation of the rovision of
?or! ;rohibition %ct, 1961 b! a
Government servant ill constitute a"ood and sufficient reason for institution
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of discilinar! roceedin"s a"ainst him
in addition to such le"al action as ma!
be ta#en a"ainst him in accordance ith
the rovisions of the %ct.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E&AE60@sts.(%) dated
&'.'B.1960F
1,. 7ublic Demonstrations in
$onour o" Go!ernment ser!ants [Rule
1*]
1&.1 7o Government servant shall,
e3cet ith the revious sanction of the
Government, receive an! comlimentar!or valedictor! address or accet an!
testimonial or attend in a meetin" orentertainment held in his honour= or in
the honour of an! other Government
servant. oever, this ill not al! to
(i) a fareell entertainment of a
substantiall! rivate and
informal character held inhonour of a Government
servant or an! other Government servant on theoccasion of his retirement or
transfer of an! erson ho
has recentl! uitted theservice of an! Government=
(ii) the accetance of simle and
ine3ensive entertainmentarran"ed b! ublic bodies or
institutions.
G+I clari"ication belo% Rule 1*
1. Government servants should not be
alloed to accet aards or monetar!
benefits instituted b! rivate
trustsEfoundations etc.
G.$., ?D;T., D.5. 7o. 11'1&E2E99@stt.(%)
dated 1A.'2.2'''.F
14. 7ri!ate trade or emploment
[Rule 15]
14.1 7o Government servant shall,e3cet ith the revious sanction of the
Government
(i) en"a"e directl! or indirectl!
in an! trade or business=
(ii) ne"otiate for, or underta#e,an! other emlo!ment=
(iii) hold an elective office, orcanvass for a candidate or
candidates for an elective
office, in an! bod!, hetherincororated or not=
(iv) canvass in suort of an!
business of insurance a"enc!,commission a"enc!, etc.,
oned or mana"ed b! an!member of his famil!=
(v) ta#e art e3cet in the
dischar"e of his official
duties, in the re"istration,romotion or mana"ement of
an! ban# or other coman!
re"istered or reuired to bere"istered, under the
Comanies %ct, 1906 or an!
other la for the time in forceor of an! cooerative societ!
for commercial uroses=
(vi) articiate in or associate
himself in an! manner in thema#in" of
(a) a sonsored media (radio
or television ro"ramme)=
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(b) a media ro"ramme
commissioned b! a
Government media but
roduced b! a rivatea"enc!=
(c) a rivatel! roduced
media ro"rammeincludin" video ma"a/ine.
14.2 % Government servant ma!, ithoutthe revious sanction of the Government
underta#e
(i) honorar! or# of a social or
charitable nature=
(ii) occasional or# of a literar!,artistic or scientific character=
(iii) articiate in sorts activitiesas an amateur=
(iv) ta#e art in the re"istration,romotion or mana"ement
(not involvin" the holdin" of
an elective office) of aliterar!, scientific or charitable societ! or of a club
or similar or"anisation, the
aims or ob+ects of hichrelate to romotion of sorts,
cultural or recreational
activities, re"istered underthe Societies Re"istration
%ct, 1B6' or an! other la in
force=
(v) ta#e art in the re"istration,
romotion or mana"ement
(not involvin" the holdin" ofelective office) of a co
oerative societ!
substantiall! for the benefitof Government servants,
re"istered under the Co
oerative Societies %ct,
1912 Eor an! other la in
force=
7ro!ided t$at >
(i) he shall discontinue ta#in"
art in such activities, if so
directed b! the Government=and
(ii) his official duties shall not
suffer thereb! and he shall,
ithin a eriod of one monthof his ta#in" art in such
activit!, reort to theGovernment "ivin" details of
the nature of his
articiation.
14.& @ver! Government servant shall
reort to the Government if an! memberof his famil! is en"a"ed in a trade or
business or ons or mana"es in
insurance a"enc! or commission a"enc!.
14.4 nless otherise rovided b!
"eneral or secial orders of the
Government, no Government servantma! accet an! fee for an! or# done
b! him for an! rivate or ublic bod! or
an! rivate erson ithout the sanctionof the rescribed authorit!.
G+I decisions belo% Rule 15
1. Permission to participate in te
AIR programmes and to receive
onorarium tere #rom ';ermission notreuired if the broadcasts are urel!
literar!, artistic or scientific character
and in such cases, ermission is also notnecessar! for Government servants to
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receive honorarium. $n cases here
ermission to broadcast is necessar!,
such ermission, if "iven, should be
ta#en to carr! ith it also the sanction toreceive the honorarium.
G.$., 5..%. D.5. 7o. 20E&2E06@sts.(%) dated
10.'1.190A.F
2. Acceptance o# part%time employment
o# $/aminer%sip o# e/amination papersset &y recognised 5niversities ' Since
offers of @3aminershi are "enerall! of
a casual nature, occurrin" once or tice
a !ear, there is no ob+ection to "ivin"ermission in such cases.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E0E06@sts.(%) dated'6.'9.190A .F
&. %ccetance of arttime emlo!mentof Government servants after office
hours ordinaril! not to be alloed.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E42E0B@sts. (%),dated 16.1'.190B.F
1-. 4ub-letting and !acation o"
Go!ernment accommodation [Rule 15-
A]
10.1 7o Government servant can sub
let, lease or otherise allo occuation
b! an! other erson of Government
accommodation hich has been allottedto him.
10.2 % Government servant shall, afterthe cancellation of his allotment of
Government accommodation vacate the
same ithin the timelimit rescribed b!the allottin" authorit!.
G+I decision belo% Rule 15-A
1. Ihere a Government servant has
been found "uilt! of lettin" outEsub
lettin" the Governmental
accommodation allotted to himEher, thediscilinar! authorit! must ta#e suitable
deartmental discilinar! action under
the discilinar! rules for imosition of asuitable enalt! on "rounds of
unbecomin" conduct involvin" violation
of Rule &(1) (iii) of the Conduct Rules.
G.$., ?D;T., D.5. 7o. 11'1&E14EB0@stt.(%)
dated '6.'&.19B6 and ?D;T. D.5. 7o.
11'12E2E9A@stt.(%) dated &1.12.199A.F
1#. In!estments& lending and
borro%ing [Rule 1]
16.1 7o Government servant shall
(i) seculate in an! stoc#, shareor other investments. This
shall not al! to occasional
investments made throu"hstoc# bro#ers and the li#e.
:reuent urchase or sale orboth, of shares, securities orother investments shall be
deemed to be seculation=
(ii) ma#e, or ermit an! memberof his famil! or an! erson
actin" on his behalf to ma#e,
an! investment hich isli#el! to embarrass or
influence him in the
dischar"e of his officialduties=
(iii) either himself or throu"h an!
member of his famil! or an!other erson actin" on his
behalf 8
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(a) end or borro or deosit
mone!, as a rincial or
an a"ent, to, or from or
ith, an! erson or firmor rivate limited
coman!.
(b) end mone! to an!
erson at interest or in a
manner hereb! return inmone! or in #ind is
char"ed or aid.
G+I decisions belo% Rule 1
1. $nstances have come to notice of the
Government here certain Governmentservants have entered into transactions
re"ardin" moveableEimmoveable
roert! ithout the revious sanctionof the rescribed authorit! and the! have
afterards sou"ht e3ostfacto sanction.
Such a rocedure renders the rovisionof the rules comletel! ineffective and
defeats the urose for hich the rules
have been framed. Government servantsconcerned should, therefore, adhere tothe rovisions of the rules strictl! and
obtain the sanction of the rescribed
authorit!, herever necessar!, beforeenterin" into such transactions.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E20E61E@stt.(%)
dated 26.'6.1961.F
2. %ll officers should be advised not to
aroach their subordinates for standin"suret! for loans ta#en from rivate
sources either b! them or b! their
relatives or friends.
G.$., 5..%., D.5. 7o. 20E20E61E@stt.(%) dated
26.'6.1961.F
1. Insol!enc and $abitual
indebtedness [Rule 1]
1A.1 % Government servant shallmana"e his rivate affairs b! avoidin"
habitual indebtedness or insolvenc!. $f
an! le"al roceedin" is instituted forrecover! of an! debt due from him or for
ad+ud"in" him as an insolvent, he shall
forthith reort the full facts of the le"alroceedin"s to the Government.
1/. ?o!able& immo!able and
!aluable 7ropert [Rule 18]
1B.1 @ver! Government servant is
reuired on his first aointment to an!service or ost submit a return (format of
returns rescribed vide Cabinet Sectt,
?D; D5 7o. 20EAE60@sts(%) dated'B.'1.19A&)of his assets and liabilities
"ivin" full articulars of8
(i) the immovable roert!
inherited b! him, or oned or
acuired b! him or held b!him on lease or mort"a"e,either in his on name or in
the name of an! member of
his famil! or in the name ofan! other erson.
(ii) shares, debentures and cashincludin" ban# deosits
inherited b! him or similarl!
oned acuired or held b!
him.
(iii) other movable roert!
inherited b! him or similarl!oned, acuired or held b!
him and
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(iv) debts and other liabilities
incurred b! him directl! or
indirectl!.
1B.2 7o Government servant shall
accet ithout the revious #noled"e
of the rescribed authorit! acuire ordisose off an! immovable roert! b!
lease, mort"a"e, urchase, sale, "ift or
otherise either in his on name or inthe name of an! member of his famil!.
1". Restrictions in relation to
ac@uisition and disposal o" immo!able
propert outside India and transactions%it$ "oreigners& etc# [Rule 18A]
19.1 7o Government servant shall,
e3cet ith revious sanction of the
rescribed authorit! 8
(i) acuire, b! urchase,
mort"a"e, lease, "ift orotherise, either in his on
name or in the name of an!
member of his famil!, an!immovable roert! situatedoutside $ndia=
(ii) disose of, b! sale, mort"a"e,"ift or otherise or "rant an!
lease in resect of an!
immovable roert! situatedoutside $ndia hich as
acuired or is held b! him
either in his on name or in
the name of an! member ofhis famil!=
(iii) enter into an! transaction ithan! forei"ner, forei"n
Government, forei"n
or"anisation or concern,
(a) for the acuisition, b!
urchase, mort"a"e,
lease, "ift or otherise,
either in his on name orin the name of an!
member of his famil!,
an! immovable roert!=(b) for the disosal of, b!
sale, mort"a"e, "ift or
otherise, or the "rant ofan! lease in resect of
an! immovable roert!
hich as acuired or is
held b! him either in his
on name or in the nameof an! member of his
famil!.
23. indication o" acts and
c$aracter o" Go!ernment ser!ant [Rule
19]
2'.1 7o Government servant shall,e3cet ith the revious sanction of the
Government, have recourse to an! Court
or to the ;ress for the vindication of an!official act hich has been the sub+ectmatter of adverse criticism or an attac#
of a defamator! character.
7ro!ided t$at
(i) if no such sanction is receivedb! the Government servant
ithin a eriod of three
months from the date of
receit of his reuest b! theGovernment, he shall be free
to assume that the ermission
as sou"ht for has been"ranted to him.
2'.2 7othin" in this rule shall bedeemed to rohibit a Government
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servant from vindicatin" his rivate
character or an! act done b! him in his
rivate caacit! and here an! action
for vindicatin" his rivate character oran! act done b! him in rivate caacit!
is ta#en, the Government servant shall
submit a reort to the rescribedauthorit! re"ardin" such action.
G+I decisions belo% Rule 19
1. Conviction o# (overnment servants
' reuirement re"ardin" intimation to
deartmental sueriors. $t shall be the
dut! of a Government servant ho ma!be convicted in a criminal court, to
inform his official sueriors of the factof his conviction and the circumstances
connected thereith, as soon as it is
ossible for him to do so. :ailure on theart of an! Government servant so to
inform his official sueriors ill be
re"arded as suression of materialinformation and ill render him liable to
discilinar! action on this "round alone,
aart from the enalt! called for on thebasis of the offence on hich hisconviction as based.
2. (overnment servants see0ing redressin Courts o# 6aw o# teir grievances
arising out o# teir employment or
conditions o# service ' instructionsthereof