Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964

Rule 1: Short Title, Commencement and Application

Rule 1 identifies the name of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, states when they came into force, and defines the broad class of Central Government servants to whom the rules apply, subject to specified exclusions and provisos.

Rule: 1 Subject: Short title, commencement and application Last reviewed: 14 September 2026

What Rule 1 of the CCS Conduct Rules means

Rule 1 is the opening provision of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. It performs three functions: it gives the rules their short title, provides for their immediate commencement, and states their field of application.

Short title Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964.
Commencement The rules came into force at once on notification.
General application They apply, subject to the rule itself and other applicable provisions, to persons appointed to a civil service or civil post in connection with the affairs of the Union, including civilians in Defence Service.
Main exclusions Specified railway personnel, members of an All India Service, and holders of posts excluded by a general or special Presidential order.

Text of Rule 1

(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

(3) Save as otherwise provided in these rules and subject to the provisions of the Indian Foreign Service (Conduct and Discipline) Rules, 1961, these rules shall apply to every person appointed to a civil service or post (including a civilian in Defence Service) in connection with the affairs of the Union:

Provided that nothing in these rules shall apply to any Government servant who is -

(a)
(i) a railway servant as defined in Section 3 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890);
(ii) a person holding a post in the Railway Board and is subject to the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules;
(iii) holding any post under the administrative control of the Railway Board or of the Financial Commissioner of Railways;

(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:

Provided further that Rules 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, sub-rule (3) of Rule 15, Rule 16, sub-rules (1), (2) and (3) of Rule 18, Rules 19, 20 and 21 shall not apply to any Government servant who draws a pay which does not exceed Rs. 500 per mensem and holds a non-gazetted post in any of the following establishments, owned or managed by the Government, namely -

(i) ports, docks, wharves or jetties;
(ii) defence installations except training establishments;
(iii) public works establishments, in so far as they relate to work-charged staff;
(iv) irrigation and electric power establishments;
(v) mines as defined in clause (j) of Section 2 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952);
(vi) factories as defined in clause (m) of Section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); and
(vii) field units of the Central Tractor Organisation employing workmen governed by labour laws:

Provided further that these rules shall apply to any person temporarily transferred to a service or post specified in clause (a) of the first proviso to whom, but for such transfer, these rules would have otherwise applied.

Explanation. For the purposes of the second proviso, the expression "establishment" shall not include any railway establishment or any office mainly concerned with administrative, managerial, supervisory, security or welfare functions.

Who is covered by Rule 1?

The core application clause covers every person appointed to a civil service or post in connection with the affairs of the Union, including a civilian in Defence Service, unless another provision of the rules or one of Rule 1's exclusions applies.

Temporary transfer

The final proviso protects continuity of the conduct framework where a person who would otherwise be governed by the CCS (Conduct) Rules is temporarily transferred to a service or post falling within the railway-related clause of the first proviso.

Who is excluded from the general application?

Rule 1 expressly excludes specified railway personnel, members of an All India Service, and holders of posts for which the President has directed, by general or special order, that the CCS (Conduct) Rules shall not apply.

Members of the All India Services are governed by a separate conduct framework, principally the All India Services rules administered by the Department of Personnel and Training. Railway personnel are governed by the separate Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966, subject to the applicable service rules.

Current-law note on older statutory references

The published text of Rule 1 contains historical references, including the Indian Railways Act, 1890. The current central statute governing railways is the Railways Act, 1989, which came into force on 1 July 1990.

For accuracy, the rule text above has not been editorially altered merely because a statute mentioned in the original wording has later been replaced. Readers should consult the latest official notification, amendment and service-specific rules when applying Rule 1 to a present-day service matter.

Official references

For authoritative verification and later amendments, consult the official Government sources below:

This page is an informational presentation of Rule 1. In case of doubt, the Gazette notification, official amendment and applicable service order prevail.