The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964

1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION:

(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.

Government of India Decisions:

(1) Employment of Honorary workers in civil posts – applicability of the CCS (Conduct) Rules (MHA OM No. 25/2/50-Ests. Dated 20.06.1951
(2) Applicability of the Conduct Rules to employees of public undertakings [MHA OM No. 25/55/53-Ests. (A) dated 14.03.1956]
(2A) Applicability of the Conduct Rules to employees of public undertakings [MHA OM No. 7/30/62-Ests. (A) dated 14.06.1965]
(3) Applicability of the CCS (Conduct) Rules to members of Committees/Commissions appointed by the Government of India [MHA OM No. 25/39/58-Ests. (A) dated 25.10.1958]
(4) Not applicable to Extra-Departmental Agents [MHA Notification No. F.25/29/57-Ests. (A) dated 25.01.1959]