The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964
Rule-1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND
APPLICATION:
1) These rules may be called the Central Civil
Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in these rules and
subject to the provisions of the Indian Foreign
Service (Conduct and Discipline) Rules, 1961,
these rules shall apply to every person appointed
to a civil service or post (including a civilian in
Defense Service) in connection with the affairs of
the Union:
Provided that nothing in these rules shall apply to
any Government servant who is –
(a) (i) a railway servant as defined in Section 3 of the
Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890);
(ii) a person holding a post in the Railway Board and
is subject to the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules;
(iii) holding any post under the administrative control
of the Railway Board or of the Financial
Commissioner of Railways;
(b) a member of an All India Service;
(c) a holder of any post in respect of which the
President has, by a general or special order, directed
that these rules shall not apply:
Rule-2 DEFINITIONS
In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires-
(a) "The Government" means the Central
Government;
(b) "Government servant" means any person
appointed by Government to any civil service or
post in connection with the affairs of the Union
and includes a civilian in a Defense Service;
(c) "Members of family" in relation to a Government servant
includes-
(i) the wife or husband as the case may be, of the Government
servant, whether residing with the Government servant or not,
but does not include a wife or husband, as the case may be,
separated from the Government servant by a decree or order of
a competent Court;
(ii) son or daughter or step-son or step-daughter of the Government
servant and wholly dependent on him, but does not include a
child or step-child who is no longer in any way dependent on the
Government servant or of whose custody the Government
servant has been deprived ¼oafpr½ by or under any law;
(iii) any other person related, whether by blood or marriage to the
Government servant or to the Government servant's wife or
husband, and wholly dependent on the Government servant.
Rule-3, GENERAL:
(1) Every Government servant shall at all times:-
(i) maintain absolute integrity;
(ii) maintain devotion to duty; and
(iii) do nothing which is unbecoming of a Government servant.
(2) (i) Every Government servant holding a supervisory post shall take all
possible steps to ensure the integrity and devotion to duty of all Government
servants for the time being under his control and authority;
(ii) No Government servant shall, in the performance of his official duties, or in
the exercise of powers conferred on him, act otherwise than in his best
judgment except when he is acting under the direction of his official superior;
(iii)avoided, as far as possible. Where the issue of oral direction becomes
unavoidable, the official superior shall confirm it in writing immediately
thereafter;
(iv) A Government servant who has received oral direction from his official
superior shall seek confirmation of the same in writing as early as possible,
whereupon it shall be the duty of the official superior to confirm the direction
in writing.
3A. Promptness and Courtesy¼f’k”Vkpkj½
No Government servant shall:
(a) in the performance of his official duties, act
in a discourteous ¼vHknz½ manner;
(b) in his official dealings with the public or
otherwise adopt dilatory ¼lqLr½ tactics or
willfully cause delays in disposal of the work
assigned to him.
3B. Observance of Government's policies
Every Government servant shall, at all times-
(i) act in accordance with the Government's
policies regarding age of marriage,
Preservation of environment, protection of
wildlife and cultural heritage;
(ii) observe the Government's policies regarding
prevention of crime against women
Rule-5. TAKING PART IN POLITICS AND
ELECTIONS:
• (1) No Government servant shall be a member of, or be otherwise associated
with, any political party or any organization which takes part in politics nor shall
he take part in, subscribe in aid of, or assist in any other manner, any political
movement or activity.
• (2) It shall be the duty of every Government servant to endeavour to prevent
any member of his family from taking part in, subscribing in aid of, or assisting
in any other manner any movement or activity which is, or tends directly or
indirectly to be, subversive of the Government as by law established and where
a Government servant is unable to prevent a member of his family from taking
part in, or subscribing in aid of, or assisting in any other manner, any such
movement or activity, he shall make a report to that effect to the Government.
• (3) If any question arises whether a party is a political party or whether any
organization takes part in politics or whether any movement or activity falls
within the scope of sub-rule (2), the decision of the Government thereon shall
be final.
• (4) No Government servant shall canvass/solicit votes or otherwise interfere
with, or use his influence in connection with or take part in an election to any
legislature or local authority:
Rule-7. DEMONSTRATION AND STRIKES:
No Government servant shall -
(i) engage himself or participate in any demonstration which is
prejudicial ¼gkfudkjd½ to the interests of the sovereignty
¼laizHkqrk½ and integrity of India, the security of the
state, friendly relations with foreign States, public order,
decency or morality, or which involves contempt of court,
defamation or incitement to an offence, or
(ii) resort to or in any way abet ¼mdlkuk½ any form of
strike or coercion or physical duress in connection with any
matter pertaining to his service or the service of any other
Government.
Rule-13. GIFTS:
(1) Save as provided in these rules, no Government servant shall accept,
or permit any member of his family or any other person acting on his
behalf to accept, any gift.
EXPLANATION: - The expression "gift” shall include free transport,
boarding, lodging or other service or any other pecuniary ¼/ku
lEcU/kh½ advantage when provided by any person other than a near
relative or personal friend having no official dealings with the
Government servant.
NOTE (1) - A casual meal, lift or other social hospitality shall not be
deemed to be a gift –
NOTE (2) - A Government servant shall avoid accepting lavish hospitality
or frequent hospitality from any individual, industrial or commercial
firms, organizations, etc., having official dealings with him.
(2) On occasions such as weddings, anniversaries,
funerals or religious functions, when the making
of gift is in conformity with the prevailing religious
and social practice, a Government servant may
accept gifts from his near relatives or from his
personal friends having no official dealings with
him, but shall make a report to the Government, if
the value of such gift exceeds -
(i) Rs. 25,000/- in the case of a Government servant
holding any Group 'A' post;
(ii) Rs. 15,000/- in the case of a Government servant
holding any Group 'B' post;
(iii) Rs. 7,500/- in the case of a Government servant
holding any Group 'C' post; and
Rule-13-A. Dowry
No Government servant shall-
(i) give or take or abet the giving or taking of
dowry; or
(ii) demand directly or indirectly, from the
parent or guardian of a bride or bridegroom,
as the case may be, any dowry.
Rule-18. MOVABLE, IMMOVABLE AND
VALUABLE PROPERTY:
(1) (i) Every Government servant shall on his first appointment to
any service or post submit a return of his assets and liabilities, in
such form as may be prescribed by the Government, giving the
full particulars regarding -
(a) the immovable property inherited by him, or owned or acquired
by him or held by him on lease or mortgage, either in his own
name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name
of any other person;
(b) shares, debentures and cash including bank deposits inherited
by him or similarly owned, acquired, or held by him;
(c) other movable property inherited by him or similarly owned,
acquired or held by him; and
(d) debts and other liabilities incurred by him directly or indirectly.
ii) Every Government servant belonging to any service or
holding any post included in Group “A”, “B”, “C” & “D”
shall submit an annual return in such form as may be
prescribed by the Government as on 31st Dec of every
year in this regard giving full particulars regarding the
immovable property inherited by him or owned or
acquired by him or held by him on lease or mortgage
either in his own name or in the name of any member
of his family or in the name of any other person. If there
is no any change in any year it is enough if an entry “no
change”.
(2) No Government servant shall, except with
the previous knowledge of the prescribed
authority, acquire or dispose of any
immovable property by lease, mortgage,
purchase, sale, gift or otherwise either in his
own name or in the name of any member of
his family:
Provided that the previous sanction of the
prescribed authority shall be obtained by the
Government servant if any such transaction is
with a person having official dealings with
him.
(3) Where a Government servant enters into a
transaction in respect of movable property either in his own
name or in the name of the member of his family, he shall,
within one month from the date of such transaction, report
the same to the prescribed authority, if the value of such
property exceeds two months basic pay of the Govt. servant
Provided that the previous sanction of the prescribed
authority shall be obtained by the Government servant if
any such transaction is with a person having official dealings
with him.
(b) In explanation I, in clause(1), in sub clause(a), for the
letters, figures & words “Rs. 10,000/- or 1/6 of the total
annual emoluments received from Govt. whichever is less”,
the words ‘two months’ basic pay of the Govt. servant shall
be substituted.
(4) The Government or the prescribed authority
may, at any time, by general or special order,
require a Government servant to furnish,
within a period specified in the order, a full and
complete statement of such movable or
immovable property held or acquired by him or
on his behalf or by any member of his family as
may be specified in the order. Such statement
shall, if so required by the Government or by
the prescribed authority, include the details of
the means by which, or the source from which,
such property was acquired.
5) The Government may exempt any category of
Government servants belonging to Group ‘C’
or Group ‘D’ from any of the provisions of this
rule except sub-rule (4). No such exemption
shall, however, be made without the
concurrence of the Cabinet Secretariat
(Department of Personnel).
2. "Prescribed authority" means -
(a) (i) the Government, in the case of a Government servant
holding any Group ‘A’ post, except where any lower authority is
specifically specified by the Government for any purpose;
(ii) Head of Department, in the case of a Government servant
holding any Group ‘B’ post;
(iii) Head of Office, in the case of a Government servant holding
any Group ‘C’ or Group ‘D’ post;
(b) in respect of a Government servant on foreign service or on
deputation to any other Ministry or any other Government, the
parent department on the cadre of which such Government
servant is borne or the Ministry to which he is administratively
subordinate as member of that cadre.
18-A. Restrictions in relation to acquisition and disposal of
immovable property outside India and transactions with
foreigners, etc.
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) of Rule
18, no Government servant shall, except with the previous
sanction of the prescribed authority –
(a) acquire, by purchase, mortgage, lease, gift or otherwise,
either in his own name or in the name of any member of
his family, any immovable property situated outside India;
(b) dispose of, by sale, mortgage, gift or otherwise or grant
any lease in respect of any immovable property situated
outside India which was acquired or is held by him either
in his own name or in the name of any member of his
family;
(c) enter into any transaction with any foreigner,
foreign Government, foreign organization or
concern,-
(i) for the acquisition, by purchase, mortgage, lease, gift
or otherwise, either in his own name or in the name
of any member of his family, any immovable
property;
(ii) for the disposal of, by sale, mortgage, gift or
otherwise, or the grant of any lease in respect of any
immovable property which was acquired or is held
by him either in his own name or in the name of any
member of his family.
Explanation.- In this rule “prescribed authority” has the
same meaning as in Rule 18.
21. RESTRICTION REGARDING MARRIAGE:
(1) No Government servant shall enter into, or contract, a marriage
with a person having a spouse living; and
(2) No Government servant having a spouse living, shall enter into, or
contract, a marriage with any person:
Provided that the Central Government may permit a Government
servant to enter into, or contract, any such marriage as is referred
to in clause (1) or clause (2), if it is satisfied that -
(a) such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to
such Government servant and the other party to the marriage; and
(b) there are other grounds for so doing.
(3) A Government servant who has married or marries a person other
than of Indian nationality shall forthwith intimate the fact to the
Government.
22. CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING DRINKS AND
DRUGS:
A Government servant shall -
(a) strictly abide by any law relating to intoxicating drinks or drugs in
force in any area in which he may happen to be for the time
being;
(b) not be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drug
during the course of his duty and shall also take due care that the
performance of his duties at any time is not affected in any way
by the influence of such drink or drug;
(bb) refrain from consuming any intoxicating drink or drug in a
public place;
(c) not appear in a public place in a state of intoxication;
(d) not use any intoxicating drink or drug to excess.
23. ANNUAL RETURNS OF ASSETS & LIABILLITIES:
A Government servant shall -
(a) Every public servant should furnish the Annual return of
assets & liabilities in the prescribed format on 01st
appointment or as on 31st march of every year in the forms I
to IV as prescribed.
(b) Submission of 1st return under Lokpal Act: All Cent. Govt
servants should file the 1st return of assets & liabilities as on
01.08.2014 and 31.03.2015 on or before the 31st day of Dec-
2016.
(c) The date for submission of annual return for each year: The
annual return as on 31st March of every year should be
submitted on or before 31st July of every year.
CONCLUSION
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