(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.
Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964
Rule 1 Short Title, Commencement and Application
Rule 4 Employment of Near Relatives of Government Servants in Companies or Firms
Rule 5 Taking part in politics and elections
Rule 6 Joining of associations by government servants
Rule 7 Demonstration and strikes
Rule 8 Connection with press or other media
Rule 9 Criticism of government
Rule 10 Evidence before committee or any other authority
Rule 11 Unauthorised communication of information
Rule 14 Public demonstrations in honour of government servants
Rule 15 Private trade or employment
Rule 16 Investment, lending and borrowing
Rule 17 Insolvency and habitual indebtedness
Rule 18 Movable, immovable and valuable property
Rule 19 Vindication of acts and character of government servant
Rule 20 Canvassing of non-official or other outside influence
Rule 21 Restriction regarding marriage