Rule 1 — CCS (CCA) Rules
Original Rule Text
1. Short title and commencement-
- PART I -GENERAL
(1) These Rules may be called the Central Civil Services Classification,, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965. (2) They shall come in to force on the 1st December, 1965.
1. Archaeological Service, Group A.. 2. Botanical Survey of India, Group A'. 3. Central Engineering (Civil) Group 'A' Service. 4. Central Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) Group '' Service. 5. Central Health Service, Group A'. 6. Central Revenues Chemical Service, Group A'. 7. Central Secretariat Service- () Selection Grade
(b) Grade I. 8. General Central Service, Group'A'. 9. Geological Survey of India, Group A.. 10. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group A'. 10-A. Indian Civil Accounts Service. 11. Indian Defence. Accounts Service 12. Indian Foreign Service, Group '.' 13. Indian Meteorological Service, Group A'. 14. Indian Postal Service, Group ''.
What This Means
Rule 1 establishes the official name and effective date of this set of rules. These are called the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, and they came into force on 1st December 1965. The rule also contains a list of Group A central civil services to which the rules apply, including major services such as the Archaeological Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, and the General Central Service.
This rule is the starting point for the entire framework governing how central government employees are classified, controlled, and what appeal rights they have. By anchoring the rules to a specific commencement date, it ensures that all prior instructions or orders are superseded to the extent they are inconsistent with these rules. Any government servant who joined service from 1st December 1965 onwards is covered under this framework from day one.
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Key Points
- 1Official title: Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965
- 2Commencement date: 1st December 1965
- 3Lists the major Group A Central Civil Services covered under the Schedule
- 4The rules form the foundational legal framework for discipline and service matters of central government servants
- 5Includes services like Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Meteorological Service, and General Central Service Group A
Practical Example
When a newly recruited officer joins the Central Engineering (Civil) Group A Service in 2024, her appointment letter and service conditions reference the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965. Any disciplinary action against her, any appeal she may file, and the penalties that can be imposed on her all follow the procedures set out under these rules. The commencement date of 1st December 1965 is significant because it tells legal advisors and HR departments which version of prior rules (if any) may still apply to old-timers who joined before that date.
Similarly, when a Comptroller and Auditor General's office prepares a charge memo against an officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, the officers and legal advisors first verify that the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 apply by checking whether the officer is listed in the Schedule mentioned in Rule 1.
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