Central Civil Services (Conduct)

Rules, 1964
Sandeep mukherjee
Deputy Director(Vigilance Course)
 Rule 2©-Member of family
 Includes-
 Wife or husband
 Son or daughter or stepson/daughter
and wholly dependent on him
 Any other person related, whether by
blood or marriage to the G.S or to his
wife and wholly dependent on the
Government servant.
 Conduct
Personal behavior, deportment, mode of
action, any positive or negative act
The employee is expected to promote the
employer’s interest in connection with which
he has been employed…and a necessary
implication of such a contract is that the
servant undertook to serve his master with
good faith and fidelity.
 Misconduct
Any act inconsistent with the faithful
discharge of duties prejudicial to the interest
or reputation of the master constitutes
misconduct.
Misconduct arises with ill motive and
excludes innocent mistakes.
All misconduct cannot be enumerated.
 Rule-3
(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.
• Integrity: is uprightness, honesty or purity
• What is honesty?
• Dishonesty:Whoever does anything with the
intention of causing wrongful gain to one
person or wrongful loss to another person, is
said to do that thing dishonestly.(I.P.C)
• ‘Devotion to duty’ has been used as
something opposed to indifference to duty or
easy going or light-hearted approach to duty.
It means faithfulness to service.
• A conduct which is indecent, reprehensible or
abominable involved moral though not legal
lapses, is conduct unbecoming of Govt.
servant.
• Becoming conduct
– It should be in conformity with the ordinary
norms of decency & Morality, prevalent in the
society he lives.
– It shld be in consonance with the laws of a land
which he is bound to respect.
– There is not a deliberate breach of department
rules by the employees
• Rule 3: Aims at maintenance of efficiency,
commitment to duty, honesty and discipline
among Govt.employees
• Rules of conduct may and do vary from
time to time. They must at all times be
judged from a robust commonsense point of
view on a reasonable standard.
 Rule-3 (continued)
(2) (i) Every G.S shall holding 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 G.S 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 where he is acting
under the direction of his official
superiors
 Rule-3 (continued)
(2) (iii) The direction of the official superir
shall ordinarly be in writing. Rral directio
to subordinates shall be 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 G.S who has received oral
directions from his official superior shall
seek confirmation of the same in writing.
Explanations
 Explanation I
A G.S who habitually fails to perform
the task assigned to him within the time
set for the purpose and with the quality
of performance expected of him shall
be deemed to be lacking in devotion to
duty within the meaning of clause (ii) of
sub-rule (1)
 Explanation II
Nothing in Clause (ii) shall be construed
as empowering a Government servant to
evade his responsibilities by seeking
instructions from, or approval of, a
superior officer or authority when such
instructions are not necessary under the
scheme of distribution of powers and
responsibilities.
 Explanation II
Nothing in Clause (ii) shall be construed
as empowering a Government servant to
evade his responsibilities by seeking
instructions from, or approval of, a
superior officer or authority when such
instructions are not necessary under the
scheme of distribution of powers and
responsibilities.
 Rule 4
 Not to use position or influence to
secure employment of members of
family
 Class-I officers require previous
sanction for employment of son or
daughter in firm with which there is
‘Official dealing’
 May accept “provisionally’ in urgency
and report later.
 Rule 4
 Intimation for employment in ANY
ANY
firm/company of a member of his
family.
Rule-5 Taking part and elections
• No G.S shall [5(1)]
– Member
– Associated with any political party
– Subscribe
– Assist any political movement
• [5(2)]Prevent family members from
– Taking part
– Subscribing
– Assisting
– If he fails to prevent his family members then will make a
report to the government
 Rule-continued
[5(4)]
• No GS shall-
– Canvass/interfere/take part in elections
– Use his influence in connection with elections
to nay legislature or local authority.
• However, may vote or participate in election
duty
• Display of electoral symbol shall amount to
using influence
 Rule-5- Instructions
• Political neutrality
• May attend public meetings
– Open to general public
– Does not himself speak/organise
Rule-7- Demonstration/strike
 Rule-8- Connection with press
• No G.S shall except with the previous
sanction
– Own,conduct,participate, edit, manage
– Newspaper, periodical publication or
electronic media
Rule-9- Criticism of Government
No GS shall
• Adversely Criticise current or recent policy/
action of Govt.
• Embarrass relations between Centre & State
Govt.
– In any radio/telecast/electronic media
– In any document
– Communication in press or public utterances
• Exception-Office bearers of association/trade
unions
 Rule-10-Evidence before
committee
• No GS shall except with the previous sanction
– Give any evidence in any enquiry conducted by any
person, committee or authority
– In case of sanction-shall not criticise poicy/ action of
Govt.
• Exceptions for giving evidence to
– Authority appointed buy Govt., Parliament or State
Legislature
– Judicial enquiry
– Departmental enquiry
 Rule-13-Gifts
(1)Save as provided in these rules no GS shall accept or
permit any member of his family or any other person
acting on his behalf to accept any gift.
(2) May accept on social occasions
• From near relatives or personal friends (Having no official
dealings)
• Will make a report to the Govt. if the value exceeds
prescribed limits
• Gp.A-7000
• Gp.B-4000
• Gp.C-2000
• Gp.D-1000
 Rule-13
• Explanation:Gift includes free transport,
boarding, lodging or other services or any other
pecuniary advantage provided by any person
other than a near relative or personal friend
having no official dealings
• 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.
 Rule-13-Gifts
((3) In any other case G.S shall not accept
any gift without the previous sanction if
the value exceeds:
Group. A & B-1500
Group. C & D-0500
Rule-13-A-Dowry
Rule-14-Public Demonstration in
Honour of G.S
• Previous sanction necessary
• Farewell entertainment of substantially
private and informal character on the
occasion of retirement or transfer
permissible.
 Rule-15-Private Trade &
Employment
• No private trade or business except
with previous sanction
• 15(2) May without previous sanction:
– Honorary work of social or charitable
nature
– Occasional work-literary, artistic or
scientific character
– Amateur sports
 Rule-15-continued
• May without previous sanction:
– Registration, promotion or management
(not holding elective office) of a literary,
scientific or charitable or club
– whose aims and objects relate to
promotion of sports, cultural or
recreational activities, registered under the
Societies Registration Act, 1912
 Rule-15-continued
• May without previous sanction:
– Registration, promotion or management
(not holding elective office) of a cooperative
society substantially for the benefit of G.S
registered under Co-operative Societies
Act,1912
 Rule-15-continued
• 15(3) Every G.S report if any member
of his family is engaged in a trade or
business or own or manages an
insurance agency or commission
agency.
 Rule-18-Movable, immovable
property
18(1)(i). On first appointment shall submit a return
of his assets and liabilities
(ii). Submit annual return of property.

18(2) Except with the previous knowledge

acquire/dispose any immovable property by
lease, mortgage, purchase, sale gift either in his
own name or any member of his family.
[Previous sanction if the transaction with some
having official dealings with G.S]
Rule-18(3)- immovable property
18(3)-Transaction in movable property-
report within one month.
Group A & B-20000/-
Group C & D-15000/-
 Rule-18 contd..
• May require G.S to furnish full and complete
statement anytime
• Detailed probing
• Transaction by family members
• One transaction-same time same place, same bill
• Chit funds, LIC, fixed deposits, loan
installments, prizes
• Advance rents, repair/minor constructions
• Construction of house
 Rule-20-Political influence
No G.S shall bring or attempt to to bring any
political or other outside influence to bear
upon any superior authority to further his
interests in respect of matters pertaining to
this service under the Government.
First offence-may only be cautioned without
enclosing it ACRs.
Second time-Disciplinary action may be initiated
 Rule-21-Restriction regarding
marriage
• Bigamy not allowed.
 Rule-22-Consumption of
intoxicating drinks and drugs
A G.S shall
a) Strictly abide by any law relating to the
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 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
 Rule-22-Continued
(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.

Explanation:Public Place means any place or

premised (including conveyance) to which the
pubic have or permitted to have access, whether
on payment or otherwise.
 Rule-22-A
No G.S shall employ to work any
child below the age of 14 years