Central Civil Services (Conduct) Second Amendment Rules, 1986

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This notification details amendments to the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, specifically concerning government servants engaging in private trade or employment. It outlines restrictions on government employees participating in business ventures, holding elective offices, or canvassing for businesses, while also specifying permissible activities like honorary work, literary pursuits, and participation in sports. The rules emphasize the need for prior sanction for certain activities and require reporting of family members’ involvement in trade or business. It also clarifies the definition of ‘fee’ in relation to government work.

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PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, PAIT 2, SUD-SECTION(ii). DATED 27.9.1986

No. 11013/16/85-2stt.(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, 10th September, 1986

NOTIFICATION

S.O. No. 3280. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, namely:-

  1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Second Amendment Rules, 1906.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette.

  1. In the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, for rule 15, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“15. Private trade or employment:-

(a) 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, 1906 (1 of 1986) or any other

…2/-law for the time being in force, or of any cooperative society for commercial purposes.

(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 act, 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 organization, the aims or objects of which relate to promotion of sports, cultural or recreation activities, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1880 (21 of 1880) 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 an elective office) of a cooperative society substantially for the benefit of Government servants, registered under the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912) or any other law for the time being in force;

Provided that:

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

(ii) in a case falling under clause (c) or clause (e) of this sub-rule, the official duties shall not suffer thereby and the 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 Govt. if any member of his family is engaged in a trade or business or who is managing an insurance agency or commission agency.(4) Unless otherwise provided by General or special orders of the Government, no Government shall be entitled any fee for any work done by him or any other person, or any private person without the sanction of the proposed authority.

Explanation: The term “fee” used here shall have the meaning as assigned to it in fundamental rule (10-A).

sd/-

(AJAYRANA)
LILLOTOR

To

The Manager,
Government of India Trust,
Mayapuri Industrial Trust,
New Delhi.