3. CONDUCT
RULES
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PART I - RULES | ||||
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07-04-1959 |
Orissa Government Servants’ Conduct Rules, 1959. |
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PART II – INSTRUCTIONS | ||||
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22-03-1958 |
Prohibition of Government servants from bidding at Government auction. |
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21-03-1960 |
Procedure to be followed by Government servants dealing with money collected from public. |
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3. |
01-03-1961 |
Standardised Agency System on Small Savings. |
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4. |
20-05-1961 |
Precautions in dealing with cases of relatives. |
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5. |
26-05-1961 |
Acquisition or disposal of movable or immovable property by Government servants. |
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6. |
19-03-1964 |
Clarification on Rule 21 of Orissa Government Servants’ Conduct Rules. |
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7. |
13-05-1982 |
Participation of Government servants in the activities of Anand Marg-Clarification to Rule 5 (1). |
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8. |
17-01-1983 |
Purchase of land belonging to Adivasis. |
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9. |
06-06-1984 |
Strict observance of provisions relating to consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs. |
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10. |
25-04-1989 |
Prohibition of smoking in public places. |
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11. |
15-09-1990 |
Encroachment of Govt. land |
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12. |
18-05-1991 |
Executive Instructions on Rule 21 |
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13. |
04-10-1997 |
Code of Conduct of Government servants in connection with Press and Elected representatives. |
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14. |
18-11-1999 |
Restriction on filing of representations by the relatives of Government employees pertaining to the problems of such employees. |
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15. |
07-04-2001 |
Prohibition of sexual harassment of working women. |
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PART
I – RULES
THE ORISSA GOVERNMENT
SERVANTS’ CONDUCT RULES, 1959
POLITICAL & SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 7th April 1959
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No. 4757 (Gen.)-In exercise
of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of
India, the Governor of Orissa is hereby pleased to make the following rules
to regulate the conduct of Government servants employed in connection with
the affairs of the State of Orissa, namely;- |
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THE ORISSA GOVERNMENT SERVANTS’ CONDUCT RULES, 1959 |
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Short TitleDefinitions |
1. These rules may be called
the Orissa Government Servants’ Conduct Rules, 1959 |
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2. In these rules unless the
context otherwise requires :- |
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“Government”
means - |
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in the case of a Government servant who is outside
India, whether on duty or on leave or whose services have been placed at the
disposal of the Government of India, the Government of India; |
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in the case of a Government servant whose services
have been placed at the disposal of the Government of another State, so long
as he is serving within India, the Government of that State; |
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in all other cases, the Government of Orissa. |
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(b) |
“Government Servant” means any person appointed to
serve in connection with the affairs of the State, in respect of whom the
Government of Orissa is empowered to make rules under article 309 of the
Constitution of India, whether for the time being such person is serving in
connection with the affairs of the Government of India or of any State, or is
on foreign service, or on leave. |
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(c) |
“Member of the family” in relation to a Government
servant includes - |
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the wife, child or step-child of such Government
servant whether residing with him or not and in relation to a Government
servant who is a woman, the husband residing with her and dependent on her,
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(ii) |
any other person related whether by blood or by
marriage to the Government servant and wholly dependent on him or her, but
does not include a wife or husband separate from the Government servant or a
child or step-child who is no longer in any way dependent upon him or her, or
of whose custody the Government servant has been deprived of by law. |
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1[ 3. General-Every Government servant shall at all time, maintain
absolute integrity, decorum of conduct and devotion to duty and shall not
commit any act which amounts to personal immorality or failure to discharge
duties properly. |
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Explanation-For the purpose of this Rule - |
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‘personal immorality’ means vicious habits relating
to drink, sex and gambling which reduce the utility of a public servant so as
to damage Government or the official generally in public esteem; and |
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‘failure to discharge duties properly’ includes
all such acts and omissions on the part of a Government servant as are likely
to weaken the position and prestige of the Government of the Union or the
Government of Orissa or which indicates an absence of loyalty and devotion to
the Union or any feeling of loyalty towards any State outside the Union.] |
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Substituted by P. & S. Department Notification
No. 27637/Gen., dated the 21st November 1979. Published in Orissa Gazette and
given effect to from the 28th November 1979. |
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Obedience to Superiors |
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Obedience to superiors – Every Government servant shall at all times carry
out the orders and act according to the instructions of his superior
authorities so far as his official duties are concerned. |
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4[4-A Prohibition of sexual harassment of working
women - |
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No Government servant shall indulge in any act of
sexual harassment of any woman at her work place. |
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Every Government servant who is in charge of work
place shall take appropriate steps to prevent sexual harassment to any woman
at such work place. |
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Explanation – For the purpose of this
rule. “Sexual harassment” includes such unwelcome sexually determined
behaviour, whether directly or otherwise, as - |
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(a) Physical contact and advances, |
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(b) Demand or request for sexual favours, |
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(c) Sexually coloured remarks, |
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(d) Showing any pornography; or |
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(e) any other unwelcome physical, verbal or
non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.] |
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Taking part in politics etc. |
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(i) No Government servant shall be a member of or be otherwise associated
with any political or communal party or any organisation which taken part in
politics or communal activities, nor shall he take part in subscribe in aid
of or assist in any other manner, any political or communal movement or
activity. |
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It shall be the duty of every Government servant
to endeavour to prevent any member of the family from taking part in,
subscribing in aid of, or assisting in any other manner any movement or
activity which is, or tends directly or indirectly to be subversive of the
Government as by law established, and where a Government servant fails to
prevent a member of his family from taking part in, or subscribing in aid of,
or assisting in any other manner, any such movement or activity, he shall
make a report to that effect to the Government and act according to the
directions given by the Government in this regard. |
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(iii) |
If any question arises whether any movement or
activity falls within the scope of this rule, the decision of the Government
thereon shall be final. |
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No Government servant shall canvass or otherwise
interfere or use his influence in connection with, or take part in an
election to any legislature or local authority : |
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Provided that - |
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(a) |
a
Government servant qualified to vote at such election may exercise his
right to vote, but where he does so, he shall give no indication of the
manner in which he proposes to vote or has voted, |
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(b) |
a
Government servant shall not be deemed to have contravened the provisions
of this rule by reason only that he assists in the conduct of an election
in the due performance of a duty imposed on him by or under any law for
the time being the force. | ||||
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Explanation –
The display by a Government servant on his person, vehicle or residence of
any electoral symbol shall amount to using his influence in connection
with an election, within the meaning of this sub-rule. | ||||||
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1. Inserted vide G. A. Department Notification No.
33648/Gen., dated the 8th September 2000. | ||||||
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Connection with Press or Radio - | ||||||
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(i) |
No Government servant shall, except with the previous
sanction of the Government, own, wholly or in part, or conduct or
participate in editing or managing of any newspaper or other periodical
publication. | ||||
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No Government servant shall, except with the previous
sanction of the Government or any other authority empowered by it in this
behalf, or in the bonafide discharge of his duties, participate in a radio
broadcast or contribute any article or write any letter, either
anonymously or in his own name or in the name of any other person to any
newspaper or periodical: | ||||
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Provided that no such sanction shall be required if
such contribution to any newspaper or periodical is on a purely literary,
artistic or scientific subject and of occasional character. | ||||||
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Criticism of Government. |
7. No Government servant shall in any radio broadcast or
in any document published anonymously or in his own name, or in the name
of any other person or in any communication to the Press, or in any public
utterance, make any statement of fact or opinion - | ||||||
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(i) |
which has the effect of an adverse criticism of any
current or recent policy or action of the Government of Orissa or the
Government of India or the Government of any other State; or | ||||
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