{"id":23111,"date":"2024-08-09T19:02:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=23111"},"modified":"2024-08-10T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:25:46","slug":"code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants\/","title":{"rendered":"Code of Conduct for Civil Servants | Ethics for UPSC Civil Services Examination | Triumph IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22780\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/A-Comprehensive-Classroom-cum-Test-Series-1-150x58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/A-Comprehensive-Classroom-cum-Test-Series-1-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/A-Comprehensive-Classroom-cum-Test-Series-1-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants\/#Code_of_Conduct_for_Civil_Servants\" title=\"Code of Conduct for Civil Servants\">Code of Conduct for Civil Servants<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants\/#Relevant_for_Public_Ethics_Integrity_and_Aptitude\" title=\"[Relevant for Public Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude]\">[Relevant for Public Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants\/#Code_of_Conduct_for_Civil_Servants-2\" title=\"Code of Conduct for Civil Servants\">Code of Conduct for Civil Servants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants\/#Related_Blogs_%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Related Blogs &#8230;\">Related Blogs &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/code-of-conduct-for-civil-servants\/#Find_More_Blogs%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Find More Blogs&#8230;\">Find More Blogs&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Code_of_Conduct_for_Civil_Servants\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Code of Conduct for Civil Servants<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relevant_for_Public_Ethics_Integrity_and_Aptitude\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><em>[Re<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">levant for Public <\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude<\/strong><\/em><em><b>]<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23113\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sdsf-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"862\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Code_of_Conduct_for_Civil_Servants-2\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Code of Conduct for Civil Servants<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Code of conduct for civil servants \u2013 Its evolution <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In the 1930s, a collection of instructions containing \u201cdo\u2019s and don\u2019ts\u201d was published under the title \u201cConduct Rules.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The All India Services Rules, 1955, separated the compendium into separate rules. The Santhanam Committee (1964) recommended significantly broadening such rules, which resulted in the 1964 version. These rules were later revised to incorporate additional behavioural norms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>According to the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, every member of the service shall maintain:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Integrity and honesty;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Political neutrality;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Promoting of the principles of merit, fairness and impartiality in the discharge of duties;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Accountability and transparency;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Responsiveness to the public, particularly to the weaker section;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Courtesy and good behaviour with the public.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Code of ethics vs code of conduct rules<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">In India, there is no code of ethics for civil servants, though such codes exist in other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">We have a number of conduct rules that prohibit a variety of common activities. These conduct guidelines serve a purpose, but they are not a code of ethics. While the Conduct Rules contain some general norms such as \u201cmaintaining integrity and absolute devotion to duty\u201d and not engaging in \u201cconduct unbecoming of a government servant,\u201d the code of conduct is generally aimed at cataloguing specific activities deemed undesirable for government servants. There has recently been a concern that more \u201cgeneric norms\u201d should be added to the list of acceptable conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">A <strong>draft \u201cPublic Service Bill\u201d proposed by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions in 2007<\/strong> seeks to establish a set of generic expectations of civil servants known as \u201cvalues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The following are the key \u201cvalues\u201d envisioned in the Bill:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Allegiance to the various ideals enshrined in the preamble to the Constitution<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Apolitical functioning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Good governance for the betterment of the people to be the primary goal of civil service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Duty to act objectively and impartially<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Accountability and transparency in decision-making<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Maintenance of the highest ethical standards<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Merit to be the criteria in the selection of civil servants consistent, however, with the cultural, ethnic and other diversities of the nation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Ensuring economy and avoidance of wastage in expenditure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Provision of a healthy and congenial work environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Communication, consultation and cooperation in the performance of functions that is the participation of all levels of personnel in management.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The draft Bill also includes provisions for a public service code and a public service management code, which define more specific duties and responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Violations of the code would result in penalties similar to the current major and minor penalties imposed by the heads of institutions and organisations. A \u2018Public Service Authority\u2019 is also envisaged to oversee the implementation of the code and the values mentioned above, as well as to provide advice on the values and the code.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Codes for Civil Servants \u2013 Ambiguous &amp; Arbitrary <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">There are two sets of rules for civil servants \u2013 one for All India Services and the other for Central Civil Services. Specially designed Conduct Rules govern an officer\u2019s behaviour and conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The <strong>AIS Conduct Rules, 1968 and CCS Conduct Rules, 1964<\/strong> are mostly similar. These were framed based on recommendations from a committee constituted by then Minister of Home Affairs Lal Bahadur Shashtri in 1962. This Committee was headed by K Santhanam MP (RS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Conduct Rules cover a wide range of issues, from the ambiguous idea of personal integrity to more specific actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">For instance, <strong>Rule 3(1)<\/strong> states that \u201cEvery member of the Service shall at all times maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty and shall do nothing which is unbecoming of a member of the Service.\u201d This rule is purposefully vague and can be applied to individuals in cases of any kind of wrongdoing, even if the allegations are not covered under any more specific rules. For example, while promotion of casteism is not covered under any specific Conduct Rules, casteist behaviour can be interpreted as \u201cunbecoming of a member of the Service\u201d under Rule 3(1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">On the other hand, <strong>Rule 4(1) of the AIS Conduct Rules<\/strong> is more specific. It states, \u201cNo member of the Service shall use his position or influence directly or indirectly to secure employment for any member of his family with any private undertaking or Non- Government Organisation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Rule 5(1)<\/strong> states, \u201cNo member of the Service shall be a member of, or be otherwise associated with, any political party or any organization which takes part in politics, nor shall he take part in, or subscribe in aid of, or assist in any other manner, any political movement or political activity.\u201d But, in recent days, it has been seen that without following a strict \u201ccooling-off\u201d period of minimum 3 years after leaving service or taking VRS, the CS joins political party and even contest elections, this rule is only good in paper. Infact, recently a Calcutta HC sitting judge took VRS and then contested the 2024 General Election from WB. This puts a lots of doubt in the minds of the citizen as far as their functioning while they were CS or PS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Rule 5(4)<\/strong> states, \u201cNo member of the Service shall canvas or otherwise interfere with, or use his influence in connection with, or take part in, an election to any legislature or local authority.\u201d While members can hold personal political beliefs, these rules restrict the degree to which they can act on them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Rule 7<\/strong> of AIS Rules states, \u201cNo member of the Service shall, in any radio broadcast or communication over any public media or in any document published anonymously, pseudonymously 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, \u2014 Which has the effect of an adverse criticism of<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">any current or recent policy or action of the Central Government, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">any current or recent policy or action of the State Government; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Central Government and any State Government; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Central Government and the Government of any Foreign State.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">However, civil servants are allowed to express their opinion on official files and other official documents and can even talk to the media during field postings. What they can tell the media, though, is restricted to their job or some specific event\/issue. Personal beliefs on wider issues are not to be aired.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Taking dowry is banned but seemingly common.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Dowry is an evil which afflicts all of society. Civil servants are no exception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Often, once selected to the services, officers receive numerous marriage offers. Influential families, including big political ones, covet civil servants as husbands for their daughters and are willing to pay a big price to win their hand in marriage. A civil servant\u2019s job security, status and perks received plays a major role in inflating dowry demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">But as far as rules are concerned, both giving and receiving dowry is strictly prohibited. <strong>Rule 11 (1-A)<\/strong> of the AIS Rules on \u201cGiving or taking of dowry\u201d states, \u201cNo member of the Service shall\u2014 (i) give or take or abet the giving or taking of dowry; or (ii) demand, directly or indirectly, from the parents or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>In fact, any \u201cbig\u201d gift a civil servant receives needs to be reported.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Rule 11(1)<\/strong> states, \u201cA member of the service may accept gifts from his near relatives or from his personal friends having no official dealings with them, on occasions such as wedding, anniversaries, funerals and religious functions when the making of gifts is in conformity with the prevailing religious and social practice, but he shall make a report to the Government if the value of such gift exceeds Rs.25,000.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The threshold of Rs 25,000 was last fixed in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">There are similar provisions for polygamy and certain specific provisions as per conduct rules, which are more stringent than IPC sec 498(A) for any domestic violence case.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Rules are amended and added from time to time.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">While Conduct Rules penned in the 1960s are still being followed, these are never static, with updates made from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">For instance, with regard to <strong>Rule 5(1),<\/strong> the government, from time to time, determines whether a particular organisation is political or not. Interestingly, such clarifications have been repeatedly made about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with rules stating that its activities are political in nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>The Narendra Modi government added a few sub-rules in August 2014. For instance, the following was added to the Conduct Rules: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Every member of the Service shall maintain: &#8211; high ethical standards, integrity and honesty; political neutrality; accountability and transparency; responsiveness to the public, particularly to the weaker section; courtesy and good behavior with the public\u201d among other things.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Every member of the Service shall maintain integrity in public service; take decisions solely in public interest and use or cause to use public resources efficiently, effectively and economically;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">declare any private interests relating to his public duties and take steps to resolve any conflicts in a way that protects the public interest;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">not place himself under any financial or other obligations to any individual or organisation which may influence him in the performance of his official duties;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">not misuse his position as civil servant and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">not take decisions in order to derive financial or material benefits for himself, his family or his friends;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">act with fairness and impartiality and not discriminate against anyone, particularly the poor and the under-privileged sections of society;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">perform and discharge his duties with the highest degree of professionalism and dedication to the best of his abilities\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Blogs_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Related Blogs &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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