Government of India Instructions on
Conduct Rules
(A compilation of important Govt
orders on Conduct Rules)
33. NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. 370 (E). —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 relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts
Department, 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) Amendment Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,
1964, in rule 18,—
(a) for sub-rule (3), the following shall be
substituted, namely:—
“(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”.
(b) in Explanation I, in clause (1), in sub-clause
(a), for the letters, figures and words “Rs.10,000, or one-sixth of the total
annual emoluments received from Government, whichever is less”, the words “two
months’ basic pay of the Government servant”, shall be substituted.
DOPT Notification,
Dated the 9th May, 2011
34. Central
Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 – Submission of Declaration of immovable
Property Returns by the Government servants – regarding.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to the office Memorandum of even number dated
the 26th October, 2015 on the above subject and to say that the
Annual Property Returns required to be filed under the Central Civil Services
(conduct) Rules, 1964 for the year 2015 which is required to be filed by the 31st
January, 2016, may be filed in the forms prescribed under the CCS (Conduct)
Rules, 1964. It is reiterated that the returns are required to be filed by all
the Government servants belonging to Group ‘A’,’B’.’C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’,
in terms of Rule 18(4) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 which empowers the
Government to require a Government servant to submit a statement of movable or
immovable property as may be specified in the order.
(DOPT OM.
No. 11013/7/2014-Estt.A-III dated 05.1.2016)
35.
Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under amended section
44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 –reg.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated
29th July, 2016 (copy enclosed) regarding the furnishing relating to
assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (the Act.)
2. In this
regard it is stated that with the passing of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas
(Amendment) Act, 2016 (copy enclosed), the Public Servant (Furnishing of
Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for
Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 and all the amendments made
thereto have become redundant.
3. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act,
2016, as referred to above, substitutes the provision of section 44 of the
Principal Act by the following new provision:-
”44. On and from the date of
commencement of this Act, every public servant shall make a declaration of his assets and
liabilities in such form and manner as may be prescribed”.
4. Thus, under the Public Servants (Furnishing
of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for
Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 there is no requirement for
filing of declarations of assets and liabilities by public servants now. The
Government is in the process of finalising a fresh set of rules. The said rules
will be notified in due course to prescribe the form, manner and timelines for
filing of declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants under
the revised provision of the said Act. All public servants will henceforth be
required to file the declarations as may be prescribed by the fresh set of
rules.
(DOPT OM
No.407/16/2016-AVD-IV (LP) dated 01.12.2016)
Sir
ReplyDeleteThere have been fresh set of rules mentioned in DOPT OM DTD 1.12.16. subsequent orders may kindly be posted🙏