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The Assam Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1965
The Assam Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1965
Sections
1. Short title, commencement and application.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. General.
Section 34. Gifts.
Section 45. Public demonstrations in honour of Government servants.
Section 56. Presentation of trowels, etc. at ceremonial functions.
Section 67. Criticism of Government.
Section 78. Subscription.
Section 89. Consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs and vicious habits.
Section 910. Investment, lending and borrowing.
Section 1010A. Refund of outstanding dues.
Section 10A11. Movable, immovable and valuable property.
Section 1112. Private trade or employment.
Section 1213. Prosecution of studies by Government servants in educational institutions.
Section 1314. Insolvency and habitual indebtedness.
Section 1415. Unauthorised communication of information.
Section 1516. Connection with Press or Radio.
Section 1617. Evidence before committee or any other authority.
Section 17
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18. Taking part in politics and elections.
Section 1819. Employment of near relatives of Government servants in private undertakings enjoing Government patronage.
Section 1920. Demonstration and strikes.
Section 2021. Vindication of acts and character of Government servant.
Section 2122. Canvassing of non-official or other influences.
Section 2223. Taking part in politics and elections.
Section 2324. Bigamous marriage.
Section 2425. Interpretation.
Section 2526. Delegation of powers.
Section 2627. Repeal and saving.
Section 27
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"content": "(a) a member of an All India Service,\n(b) a holder of any post in respect of which the Governor has, by a general or special order, directed that these Rules shall not apply.",
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"content": "(a) \"the Government\" means the Government of Assam;\n(b) \"Government servant\" means any person appointed by Government to any Civil Service or post in connection with the affairs of the State;\n(c) \"members of family\" in relation to a Government servant includes-\n(i) the wife or husband, as the case may be, of the Government servant, whether residing with the Government servant or not but does not include a wife or husband, as the case may be, separated from the Government servant by a decree or order of competent court:\n(ii) son or daughter or step-son or step-daughter of the Government servant and wholly dependent on him but does not include a child or step-child who is no longer in any way dependent on the Government servant or of whose custody the Government servant has been deprived of by or under any law;\n(iii) any other person related, whether by blood or marriage, to the Government servant or to the Government servant's wife or husband, and wholly dependent on the Government servant.",
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"content": "(i) maintain absolute integrity;\n(ii) maintain devotion to duty; and\n(iii) do nothing which is unbecoming of a Government servant.\n(ii) No Government servant shall, in the performance of official duties or in the exercise of powers conferred on him, act otherwise than in his best judgement except when he is acting under the direction of official superior and shall, where he is acting under such direction, obtain the direction in writing, whenever practicable, and where it is not practicable to obtain the direction in writing he shall obtain written confirmation of the direction as soon thereafter as possible.",
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"title": "4. Gifts.",
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"content": "Note (1) - A casual meal, lift or other social hospitality shall not be deemed to be a gift.\nNote (1)\nNote (2) - A Government servant shall avoid accepting lavish hospitality or frequent hospitality from any individual having official dealings with him or from industrial or commercial firms, organisations, etc.\nNote (2)\n(i) Rs. 500, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class I or Class II post;\n(ii) Rs. 250, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class III posts; and\n(iii) Rs. 100, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class IV post.\n(i) Rs. 200, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class I or Class II posts;\n(ii) Rs. 100, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class III posts; and\n(iii) Rs. 50, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class IV post.\n(i) Rs. 75, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class I or Class II posts; and\n(ii) Rs. 25, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class III or Class IV post.",
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"content": "(i) a farewell entertainment of a substantially private and informal character held in honour of a Government servant or other Government servants on the occasion of his retirement or transfer or any person who has recently quit the service of any Government; or\n(ii) the acceptance of simple and inexpensive entertainments arranged by public bodies or institutions;\nNote. - Exercise of pressure or influence of any sort on any Government servant to induce him to subscribe towards any farewell entertainment even if it is of a substantially private or informal character and the collection of subscription from Class III or Class IV employees under any circumstances for the entertainment of any Government servant not belonging to Class III or Class IV, is forbidden.\nNote.",
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"title": "6. Presentation of trowels, etc. at ceremonial functions.",
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"title": "7. Criticism of Government.",
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"content": "(i) which has the effect of adverse criticism of any current or recent policy or action of the [Union] Government or a State Government;\n(ii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the [Union] Government and the Government of any State; and\n(iii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the [Union] Government and the Government of any foreign State;",
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"title": "8. Subscription.",
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"title": "9. Consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs and vicious habits.",
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"content": "(a) strictly abide by any law relating to intoxication, drinks or drugs in force in any area in which he may happen to be for the time being;\n(b) take due care that the performance of his duties is not affected in any way by the influence of any intoxicating drink or drug;\n(c) not appear in a public place in a state of intoxication;\n(d) not habitually use any intoxicating drink or drug in excess;\n(e) not indulge in vicious habits, like sex and gambling which reduce his efficiency and utility as a public servant or damage Government or official generally in public esteem.",
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"title": "10. Investment, lending and borrowing.",
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"content": "(a) lend or borrow money, as principal or agent, to or from any person within the local limits of his authority or with whom he is likely to have official dealings, or otherwise place himself under any pecuniary obligation to such person, or\n(b) lend money to any person at interest or in a manner whereby return in money or in kind is charged or paid:\n(ii) When a Government servant is appointed or transferred to a post of such a nature as would involve him in the breach of any or the provisions of sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (4), he shall forthwith report the circumstances to the prescribed authority and shall thereafter act in accordance with such order as may be made by such authority.\nNote I : There is no bar to Gazetted and non-Gazetted Government servants jointing thrift and savings societies duly registered under Act II of 1912 through the Government do not encourage them to join such societies.\nNote I :",
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"title": "10A. Refund of outstanding dues.",
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"title": "11. Movable, immovable and valuable property.",
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"content": "(a) the immovable property inherited by him, or owned or acquired by him or held by him on lease or mortgage, either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any person;\n(b) shares, debentures and cash including bank deposits inherited by him or similarly owned, acquired, or held by him;\n(c) other movable property inherited by him or similarly owned, acquired or held by him; and\n(d) debts and other liabilities incurred by him directly or indirectly.\nNote (I) : Sub-rule (1) shall not ordinarily apply to the Class IV servants but the Government may direct that it shall apply to any such Government servant or class of such Government servants.\nNote (I) :\nNote (II) : In all returns, the values of items of immovable property worth less than Rs. 1,00,000 may be added not shown as a lump sum. lire value of articles of daily use such as clothes, utensils, crockery, books etc., need not be included in such return.\nNote (II) :\nNote (III) : Every Government servant who is in service on the date of commencement of these Rules shall submit a return under this sub-rule on or before such date as may be specified by the Government after such commencement.\nNote (III) :\n(i) with a person having official dealings with the Government servant; or residing, possessing immovable property or carrying on business within the local limits of his official authority; or\n(ii) otherwise than through a regular or reputed dealer.\n(i) with a person having no official dealings with Government servant; or\n(ii) otherwise than through a regular or reputed dealer.\n(a) jewellery, insurance policies, the annual premia of which exceeds Rs. 1,000 or one-sixth of the annual emoluments received from Government, whichever is less, shares, securities and debentures;\n(b) loans advanced by such Government servants whether secured or not;\n(c) motor cars, motor cycles, horses or any other means of conveyance; and\n(d) refrigerators, radios and radiograms.\n(a) (i) the Government, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class I post, except where any lower authority is specifically specified by the Government for any purpose;\n(ii) Head of Department, in the case of Government servant holding any Class II post;\n(iii) Head of office, in the case of a Government servant holding any Class III or Class IV post;\n(iv) in respect of a Government servant on foreign service or on deputation to any other Government, the parent department on the cadre of which such Government servant is borne.",
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"title": "12. Private trade or employment.",
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"title": "13. Prosecution of studies by Government servants in educational institutions.",
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"title": "14. Insolvency and habitual indebtedness.",
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"content": "Note. - The burden of proving that the insolvency or indebtedness was the result of circumstances which, with the exercise of ordinary diligence, the Government servant could not have foreseen, or over which he had no control, and had not proceeded from extravagant or dissipated habits, shall be upon the Government servant.\nNote.",
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"title": "15. Unauthorised communication of information.",
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"number": "16",
"title": "16. Connection with Press or Radio.",
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"title": "17. Evidence before committee or any other authority.",
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"content": "(a) evidence given at an enquiry before an authority appointed to the Government, Parliament or a State Legislature; or\n(b) evidence given in any judicial enquiry; or\n(c) evidence given at any departmental enquiry ordered by authorities subordinate to the Government.",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. Taking part in politics and elections.",
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"content": "(i) a Government servant who is 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;\n(ii) a Government servant shall to be deemed to contravene 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 in force.\n(iii) the Government may permit a Government servant to offer himself as a candidate for election to a local authority and the Government servant so permitted shall not be deemed to have contravened the provisions of this rule.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "19. Employment of near relatives of Government servants in private undertakings enjoing Government patronage.",
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"content": "(ii) A Government servant shall, as soon as he becomes aware of the acceptance by a member of his family of an employment in any private undertaking, intimate such acceptance to the prescribed authority and shall also intimate whether he has or has had any official dealings with that private undertaking:",
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"number": "20",
"title": "20. Demonstration and strikes.",
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"content": "(i) engage himself or participate in any demonstration which is prejudicial to the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with the foreign States, public order, decency or morality or which involves contempt of Court, defamation or incitement to an offence, or\n(ii) report to or in any way abet any form of strike in connection with any matter pertaining to his service or the service of any other Government servant.",
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"number": "21",
"title": "21. Vindication of acts and character of Government servant.",
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"number": "22",
"title": "22. Canvassing of non-official or other influences.",
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"number": "23",
"title": "23. Taking part in politics and elections.",
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"content": "(i) 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:\n(ii) a Government servant shall not be deemed to have contravened the provisions of this sub-rule by reason only that he assists in the conduct of an election in the due performance of duty imposed on him or under any law for the time being in force.",
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"number": "24",
"title": "24. Bigamous marriage.",
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"number": "25",
"title": "25. Interpretation.",
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"number": "26",
"title": "26. Delegation of powers.",
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"number": "27",
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"Act Number": "",
"Enactment Date": "",
"Act Year": "1965",
"Short Title": "The Assam Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1965",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Assam"
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"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
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