RELAX, REFRESH RULING KNOWLEDGE
CCS - CONDUCT RULES 1964
1. What is the impact of CCS (Conduct)
Rules 1964?
Disciplinary
proceeding is initiated or contemplated for the violation of Conduct Rules as
well as the related rules on the subject. In particular, the violations of Rule
3 and its sub-rules responsibilities are fixed by taking departmental
proceeding.
2. What are all the categories in the
Central service, the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,
1964, inapplicable?
The provisions of the Central Civil
Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, are not applicable to the following categories
of Government servants:
(a) A railway servant as defined in
Section 3 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890).
(b) A member of an All India Service.
(c) A holder of any post in respect of
which the President has, by a general or special order, directed, that these
rules shall not apply.
(d) Postal GDS (EDAs)
(Rule 1 (3) and G. I. D. (4) there
under)
3. Define: Members of family in relation
to a Government servant, with reference to the C. C.S. (Conduct) Rules.
(i)
Members
of family' in relation to a Government servant, includes the wife or husband,
as the case may be, of the Government servant, whether residing with the
Government servant or not but does not include a wife or husband, as the case
may be, separated from the government servant by a decree or order of a
competent court;
(ii)
son
or daughter or step-son or step-daughter of the Government servant and wholly
dependent on him, but does not include a child or step-child who is no longer
in any way dependent on the Government servant or of whose custody the Government
servant has been deprived by or under any law;
(iii)
any
other person related, whether by blood or marriage, to the Government servant
or to the Government servant's wife or husband and wholly dependent on the
Government servant.
(Rule 2)
4. How the Government servants are
required to conduct themselves under the C.C.S. (Conduct) Rules, 1964?
1) Every Government servant should at
all times
(i) maintain absolute integrity; (ii)
maintain devotion to duty; and
(iii) do nothing which is unbecoming of
a Government servant.
2) Every Government servant holding a
supervisory post should take all possible steps to ensure the integrity and
devotion to duty of all Government servants, for the time being under his
control and authority.
3) No Government servant should, in the
performance of his official duties, or in the exercise of powers conferred on
him, act otherwise than in his best judgment except when he is acting under the
direction of his official superior and should, where he is acting under such
direction, obtain the direction in writing, wherever practicable, and where it
is not practicable to obtain the direction in writing, he should obtain written
confirmation of the direction as soon thereafter as possible.
4) A Government servant should not evade his
responsibilities by seeking instructions from, or approval of, a superior
officer or authority when such instructions are not necessary under the scheme
of distribution of powers and responsibilities.
5) A govt. servant who habitually fails to
perform the task assigned to him within the time set for the purpose and with
the quality of performance expected of him shall be deemed to be lacking in
devotion to duty.
6) A Govt servant should observe the
Government's policies regarding prevention of crime against women.
(Rule 3 CCS (Conduct) Rules)
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