This document details amendments to the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules of 1964, specifically focusing on Rule 15. These amendments, referred to as the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 1978, will come into effect upon their publication in the Official Gazette. The core change is to the proviso of sub-rule (3) of Rule 15. Government servants are now permitted to participate in the registration, promotion, or management of certain types of organizations. These include literary, scientific, or charitable societies, as well as companies or clubs whose objectives are related to the promotion of sports, cultural, or recreational activities. These organizations must be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the Companies Act, 1956, or any other relevant law. Additionally, government servants can now participate in co-operative societies that primarily serve government servants and are registered under the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912, or similar legislation.
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No. 11013/3/78-Bett(A)
Government of India/Pharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs/Grih Mantralava
Department of Personnel & Administrative Medicine
(Karmik Aur Prashasanik Sudhar Vibhag)
New Delhi, the 9 September, 1978.
N O T I F I C A T I O K
S.O. ……………. In exercise of the powers conferred by the
proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148
of the Constitution, and in consultation with the Comptroller
and Auditor-General in regard to the employees of the
Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby
makes the following further amendments in the Central
Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, namely:-
- (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil
Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 1978.
(2) In the Central
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
- In the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, for
the proviso to sub-rule (3) of rule 15, the following
shall be substituted, namely:
“Provided that a Government servant may take part
in the registration, promotion or management of –
(i) a literary, scientific, or charitable society or
of a company, club or similar organisation the
aims and objects of which relate to promotion
of sports, cultural or recreational activities,
registered under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or the Companies Act, 1956,
or any other law for the time being in force;
or
(ii) a cooperative society substantially for the
benefit of Government servants registered
under the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 (22
of 1912) or any other law for the time being
in force.”
( R.G. Gupta )
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.No.11013/3/78-1st(4) New Delhi, the 20 September, 1978.
Copy with usual number of spare copies forwarded for information to:
- All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India with usual number of spare copies.
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India with 200 spare copies.
- Union Public Service Commission, with 25 spare copies.
- Central Bureau of Investigation, with 10 spare copies.
- Central Vigilance Commission, with 25 spare copies.
- All Union Territory, Administrations.
- Lok Sabha Secretariat.
- Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
- All Vigilance Officers.
- All attached/Subordinate Offices of the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Members, Staff Side, National Council (JCM)
( R.C. Gupta )
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India.
Copy to all officers and sections in the Department of Personnel and the Ministry of Home Affairs.