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CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964
14 rules • 1964
Code of conduct for Central Civil Services — gifts, property, investments, private trade, political activity, media contact, sexual harassment prevention.
General
Rule 1Rules 1 through 3B of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, lay the constitutional foundation for how every central government employee must conduct themselves. R...Rule 5This section covers Rule 3C (prohibition of sexual harassment) and Rule 4 (employment of family members in companies with official dealings). Rule 3C is on...Rule 8This section covers Rules 5, 6, and 7 — dealing with political activity, membership in associations, and demonstrations and strikes respectively. Rule 5 es...Rule 11This section covers Rule 7 (continued) on demonstrations and strikes, and Rule 8 on connections with the press and other media. Rule 7 is unequivocal: gove...Rule 15Rules 9 and 10 regulate how government servants express opinions and give evidence. Rule 9 prohibits employees from making public statements, writing artic...Rule 17Rules 11 and 12 govern two sensitive areas: the handling of official information and the solicitation of funds. Rule 11 is one of the most critical provisi...Rule 20Rule 13 deals with the acceptance of gifts by government servants. The rule is built on the premise that any gift received by an employee from a person or ...Rule 22This section addresses Rules 13A, 14, and 15 — covering dowry prohibition, restrictions on public demonstrations in one's honor, and the prohibition on pri...Rule 24Rules 15A, 16, and 17 address the responsibilities of government servants in respect of government accommodation, personal investments, and financial solve...Rule 27This section concludes the discussion on insolvency (Rule 17) and introduces Rule 18 on the mandatory declaration of movable, immovable, and valuable prope...Rule 29Rules 18A, 19, and 20 address three distinct but interrelated integrity concerns: dealings with foreign entities, public self-defense, and influence peddli...Rule 32Rule 21 and Rule 21A deal with two distinct aspects of personal conduct relating to marriage. Rule 21 requires that a government servant who intends to mar...Rule 35Rules 22, 22A, and 23-25 cover three distinct prohibitions: consumption of intoxicants, employment of underage children, and miscellaneous administrative p...Rule 38This section presents a reflective case study illustrating how Rules 8 (media engagement), 14 (public demonstrations in one's honor), and 19 (vindication o...