CCS CONDUCT RULES (RULE 14 AND 15)

14. Public demonstrations in honour of Government servants

No Government servant shall, except with the previous sanction of the Government, receive any

complimentary or valedictory address or accept any testimonial or attend any meeting or

entertainment held in his honour; or in the honour of any other Government servant:

Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to-

(i) a farewell entertainment of a substantially private and informal character held in honour

of a Government servant or any other Government servant on the occasion of his

retirement or transfer or any person who has recently quit the service of any

Government; or

(ii) the acceptance of simple and inexpensive entertainments arranged by public bodies or

institutions.

NOTE :- Exercise of pressure or influence of any sort on any Government servant to induce him to

subscribe towards any farewell entertainment if it is of a substantially private or informal character

and the collection of subscriptions from Class III or Class IV employees under any circumstances for

the entertainment of any Government servant not belonging to Class III or Class IV, is forbidden.

2915. Private trade or employment

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2), no Government servant shall, except with the previous

sanction of the Government-

(a) engage directly or indirectly in any trade or business, or

(b) negotiate for, or undertake, any other employment, or

(c) hold an elective office, or canvass for a candidate or candidates for an elective office, in any

body, whether incorporated or not, or

(d) canvass in support of any business of insurance agency, commission agency, etc., owned or

managed by any member of his family, or

(e) take part except in the discharge of his official duties, in the registration, promotion or

management of any bank or other company registered or required to be registered, under

the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force, or of any

co-operative society for commercial purposes.

35(f) participate in or associate himself in any manner in the making of-

(i) a sponsored media (radio or television) programme; or

(ii) a media programme commissioned by Government media but produced by a private

agency; or

(iii) a privately produced media programme including video magazine:

Provided that no previous permission shall be necessary in case where the Government servant

participates in a programme produced or commissioned by Government media in his official

capacity.

(2) A Government servant may, without the previous sanction of the Government,-

(a) undertake honorary work of a social or charitable nature, or

(b) undertake occasional work of a literary, artistic or scientific character, or

(c) participate in sports activities as an amateur, or

(d) take part in the registration, promotion or management (not involving the holding of an

elective office) of a literary, scientific or charitable society or of a club or similar

organisation, the aims or objects of which relate to promotion of sports, cultural or

recreational activities, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860),

or any other law for the time being in force, or

(e) take part in the registration, promotion or management (not involving the holding of

elective office) of a co-operative society substantially for the benefit of Government

servants, registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912), or any other

law for the time being in force:

Provided that: -

(i) he shall discontinue taking part in such activities, if so directed by the Government; and

(ii) in a case falling under clause (d) or clause(e) of this sub-rule, his official duties shall not

suffer thereby and he shall, within a period of one month of his taking part in such activity,

report to the Government giving details of the nature of his participation.

(3) Every Government servant shall report to the Government if any member of his family is

engaged in a trade or business or owns or manages an insurance agency or commission

agency.

(4) Unless otherwise provided by general or special orders of the Government, no Government

servant may accept any fee for any work done by him for any private or public body or any

private person without the sanction of the prescribed authority.

EXPLANATION- The term 'fee' used here shall have the meaning assigned to it in Fundamental Rule

9 (6-A).

3515 A. Sub-letting and vacation of Government accommodation.

(1) Save as otherwise provided in any other law for the time being in force, no Government servant

shall sub-let, lease or otherwise allow occupation by any other person of Government

accommodation which has been allotted to him.

(2) A Government servant shall, after the cancellation of his allotment of Government

accommodation vacate the same within the time-limit prescribed by the allotting authority