CCS CONDUCT RULES 18 AND 18 A

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.

NOTE I.- Sub-rule (1) shall not ordinarily apply to Group ‘D’ servants but the Government may

direct that it shall apply to any such Government servant or class of such Government servants.

NOTE II.- In all returns, the values of items of movable property worth less than Rs.3310,000/- may

be added and shown as a lump sum. The value of articles of daily use such as clothes, utensils,

crockery, books, etc. need not be included in such return.

NOTE III.- 20Where a Government servant already belonging to a service or holding a post in

appointed to any other civil service or post, he shall not be required to submit a fresh return under

this clause.

18(ii) Every Government servant belonging to any service or holding any post included in Group 'A'

and Group 'B' shall submit an annual return in such form as may be prescribed by the

Government 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.

(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:

27Provided 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 dealing with him.

41(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 Government 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.

(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 11Cabinet Secretariat (Department of Personnel).

Explanation I. - For the purposes of this rule -

(1) the expression "movable property" includes

(a) jewellery, insurance policies, the annual premia of which exceeds Rs. 42‘two months’ basic

pay of the Government servant , shares, securities and debentures;

30(b) all loans, whether secured or not, advanced or taken by the Government servant;

(c) motor cars, motor cycles, horses or any other means of conveyance; and

(d) refrigerators, radios radiograms and television sets.

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.

14Explanation II.- For the purpose of this rule 'lease' means, except where it is obtained from, or

granted to, a person having official dealings with the Government servant, a lease of immovable

property from year to year or for any term exceeding one year or reserving a yearly rent.

1418-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 organisation 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.