1. Short Title:-
(1) These rules
may be called Railway Services(Conduct) Rules, 1966.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Definition:-
In these rules unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) ‘Government’
means, in relation to—
(i) gazetted
officers holding posts in the Railway Board, the President;
(ii) other
gazetted officers, the Railway Board;
(iii)
non-gazetted officers, in the Railway Board, the Secretary, Railway Board;
(iv) other
non-gazetted officers in offices directly under the Administrative control of
the Railway Board, the Heads of the Offices concerned and
(v) other
non-gazetted officers, General Managers of the Railway administration
concerned;
Provided
that for purposes of sub-rules(2) and (3) of rule 5, sub-rule(i) of rule 8,
sub-rule (i) of rule 10, rule 12, rule 14, sub-rules (i) and (3) of rule 15,
sub-rule (3) of rule 16, sub-rule(1) of rule 19 and rule 21, ‘Government’
means the Railway Board in the case of all non-gazetted railway servants.
(b) “railway servant”
means a railway servant as defined in rule 103(43*) of the Indian Railway
Establishment Code.
* Railway servant
means a person who is a member of a service or who holds a post under the
administrative control of the Railway Board and includes a post in the Railway
Board. Persons lent from a service or post which is not under the
administrative control of the Railway Board to a Service or post which is
under such administrative control do not come within the scope of this
definition.
Explanation:
A railway servant whose services are placed at the disposal of a company,
corporation, organisation or a local authority shall, for the purpose of these
rules, be deemed to be a railway servant not withstanding that his salary is
drawn from sources other than the Consolidated Fund of India.
(c) “members of
family” in relation to a railway servant includes —
(i) the wife
or husband, as the case may be, of the railway servant, whether residing with
the railway servant or not but does not include a wife or husband, as the case
may be, separated from a railway servant by a decree or order of a competent
court;
(ii) son or
daughter or step-son or step-daughter of the railway 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 railway servant or of whose custody the railway
servant has been deprived by or under any law;
(iii) any other
person related whether by blood or marriage to the railway servant or to the
railway servant’s wife or husband and wholly dependent on the railway servant.
Railway
Ministry’s decision:- The son/daughter will come within the purview of
this rule only if he or she is dependent upon the railway servant.
(E(D&A)77 GS1/13
dt.14.7.1977).
3. General:
(1) Every railway servant shall
at all times—
(i) maintain absolute
integrity;
(ii) maintain devotion
to duty; and
(iii) do nothing which
is unbecoming of a railway servant.
(2) (i) Every railway servant
holding a supervisory post shall take all possible steps to ensure the
integrity and devotion to duty of all railway servants for the time being
under his control and authority,
(ii) No railway
servant shall, in the performance of his official duties, or in the exercise
of powers conferred on him, act otherwise than in his best judgment except
when he is acting under the direction of his official superior.
(iii) The direction of
the official superior shall ordinarily be in writing, and where the issue of
oral direction becomes unavoidable, the official superior shall confirm it in
writing immediately thereafter; and
(iv) A Railway servant
who has received oral direction from his official superior, shall seek
confirmation of the same in writing as early as possible, whereupon it shall
be the duty of the official superior to confirm the direction in writing.
Explanation I:
A railway servant who habitually fails to
perform the task assigned to him within the time set for the purpose and with
the quality of performance expected of him shall be deemed to be lacking in
devotion to duty within the meaning of clause (ii) of sub-rule (1).
Explanation II:
Nothing in clause (ii) of sub-rule (2)
shall be construed as empowering a railway servant to evade his
responsibilities by seeking instructions from or approval of, a superior
officer or authority when such instructions are not necessary under the scheme
of distribution of powers and responsibilities.
Railway Ministry’s decision:- In the light of the provisions of rule
3(2)(ii) it is impressed upon all Railway servants that:—
(i)
Oral instructions should not, as far as possible, be issued by senior officers
to their subordinates;
(ii)
If the oral instructions are issued by any senior officer they should be
confirmed by him in writing immediately thereafter;
(iii)
If a junior officer seeks confirmation to the oral instructions given by the
senior, the latter should confirm it in writing, whenever such confirmation is
sought;
(iv) A
junior officer who has received oral orders from his superior officer should
seek confirmation in writing as early as practicable;
(v)
Whenever a member of the personal staff of Minister communicates an oral order
on behalf of the Minister it should be confirmed by him in writing immediately
thereafter;
(vi) If a junior
officer received oral instructions from the Minister or from his personal
staff and the orders are in accordance with the normal rules, regulations or
procedures, they should be brought to the notice of the Secretary, or the
concerned Member of the Railway Board or the Head of the Department, as the
case may be, for information.
(vii) If a junior
officer received oral instructions from the Minister or from his personal
staff and the orders are not in accordance with the norms, rules, regulations
or procedures, they should seek further clear orders from the Secretary, the
concerned Member of the Railway Board or the Head of the Department, as the
case may be, about the line of action to be taken, stating clearly that the
oral instructions are not in accordance with the rules, regulations, norms,
or procedures.
(No.E(D&A)78
GSI-9 dt. 14.12.78)
3.A. Promptness and Courtesy :
No Railway servant shall –
(a) in the performance
of his official duties, act in a discourteous manner;
(b) in his official
dealings with the public or otherwise adopt dilatory tactics or willfully
cause delays in disposal of the work assigned to him.
3.B. Observance of Government’s
policies:
Every railway servant
shall, at all times —
(i) act in accordance
with the Government’s policies regarding age of marriage, preservation of
environment, protection of wildlife and cultural heritage;
(ii) observe the
Government’s policies regarding prevention of crime against women.
(Rules 3A & 3B
inserted vide Bd. Lr. No.E(D&A)95 GSI-5 dt. 14.9.95)
3.C. Prohibition of sexual
harassment of working women–
(1)
No railway servant shall indulge in any act of sexual harassment of any woman
at her work place.
(2)
Every railway servant who is incharge of a work place shall take appropriate
steps to prevent sexual harassment to any woman at such work place.
Explanation:-
For
the purpose of this rule, “sexual harassment” includes such unwelcome
sexually determined behaviour, whether directly or otherwise, as:
(a)
Physical contact and advances;
(b)
demand or request for sexual favours;
(c)
sexually coloured remarks;
(d)
showing any pornography; or
(e)
any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual
nature.
(No.E(D&A)97 GS1-4 dt.13.5.98)
4.
Employment of near relatives of railway servants in Company or Firm enjoying
Government patronage —
(1)
No railway servant shall use his position or influence directly or indirectly
to secure employment for any member of his family in any company or firm.
(2)(i) No
Group A officer shall, except with the prior sanction of the Government permit
his son, daughter or other dependent to accept employment in any company or
firm with which he has official dealings or in any other company or firm
having official dealings with the Government.
Provided that where the
acceptance of the employment cannot await prior permission of the Government
or is otherwise considered urgent, the employment may be accepted
provisionally subject to the permission of the Government and the fact of
such acceptance shall at once be reported to the Government.
(ii)
A railway servant shall, as soon as he becomes aware of the acceptance by a
member of his family of an employment in any company or firm, intimate such
acceptance to the Government and shall also intimate whether he has or has had
any official dealings with that company or firm;
Provided that no such
intimation shall be necessary in the case of a Group”A” officer if he has
already obtained the sanction of, or sent a report to the Government under
clause (i).
(3) No
railway servant shall in the discharge of his official duties deal with any
matter or give or sanction any contract to any company or firm or any other
person, if any member of his family is employed in that company or firm or
under that person or if he or any member of his family is interested in such
matter or contract in any other manner and the railway servant shall refer
every such matter or contract to his superior officer or authority and the
matter or contract shall thereafter be disposed of according to the
instructions of such officer or authority.
5. Taking
part in politics and elections:-
(1)
No railway servant shall be a member of or be otherwise associated with any
political party or any organisation which takes part in politics nor shall he
take part in, subscribe in aid of, or assist in any other manner, any
political movement or activity.
(2)
It shall be the duty of every railway servant to endeavor to prevent any
member of his 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 laws established and where
a railway servant is unable 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.
(3) If
any question arises whether a party is a political party or whether any
organisation takes part in politics or whether any movement or activity falls
within the scope of sub-rule(2) the decision of the Government thereon shall
be final.
(4)
No railway servant shall canvass, otherwise interfere with, or use his
influence in connection with or take part in, an election to any legislature
or local authority.
Provided that —-
(i)
a railway 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;
(ii)
a railway 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 performance of a duty imposed on him by or under any law for the time
being in force.
Explanation:
The display by a railway 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
Railway Ministry’s decision:- (1) Railway servants wishing to join the
Bharat Sevak Samaj should obtain prior permission from the Head of the
Department. This permission will not, however, absolve them from the
observance, at all times, of the rules and instructions relating to the
conduct and behaviour of the Railway servant.
(E(D&A)64 GS1-4 dt. 27.5.1964)
Railway Ministry’s decision:- (2) The Railway servants should not only
be impartial but they should appear to be impartial in relation to the
elections. They should not take part in any election campaign nor should they
canvass. They should always take scrupulous care not to lend their names,
official position of authority to assist one group as against another. Any
disregard of these instructions will be considered as serious act of
indiscipline. Their attention is drawn to the provisions in section 134-A of
the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which reads as under:
“If any person in the service of the Government, acts as an election agent or
a polling agent or a counting agent of a candidate at an election he shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to 3 months or
with fine or with both”.
(E(D&A)66 GS1-15 dt.27.12.1966)
Railway Ministry’s decision:- (3) Political neutrality of Railway
servants - It is essential that Railway servants should not only maintain
political neutrality but should also appear to do so and they should not
participate in the activities of, or associate themselves with any
organisation in respect of which there is the slightest reason to think that
the organisation as a political aspect or with organisations banned by the
Government.
(E(D&A)69 GS1-25 dt. 31.1.1970)
(NS Policy/19 dt. 11.3.1976).
6. Joining
of Associations or Unions by Railway Servants: No railway servant shall
join, or continue to be a member of an association or Union the objects or
activities of which are prejudicial to the interest of the sovereignty and
integrity of India or public order or morality.
Note:
It is not permissible for a gazetted railway servant to join any association
of non-gazetted railway servant like a Railway Employees’ Union. When a
non-gazetted railway servant who is a member of a Railway Employees’ Union is
promoted to gazetted rank, either in an officiating or permanent capacity he
shall resign his membership of such union. If however, the officer concerned
satisfies the General manager of the Railway concerned that by such
resignation he will lose financially or otherwise under any beneficient scheme
organised by such union such as death or accident insurance, he may be
permitted to continue as an ordinary member, but not as office bearer or
representative, of that union. The responsibility for satisfying the General
Manager in this respect will rest with the officer concerned.
7.
Demonstration: No railway servant shall 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 foreign
states, public order, decency or morality, or which involves contempt of
court, defamation or incitement to an offence.
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (1) Where peaceful and orderly meetings or
demonstrations are held during the lunch interval without obstructing in any
manner the free passage to and from the office, there would be no objection to
the holding of such meetings or demonstrations nor would the participating
staff render themselves liable to disciplinary action thereby. The same
question will apply in respect of peaceful and orderly meeting and
demonstration during half an hour interval prior to the start of working hours
and the half an hour interval succeeding the close of working hours.
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (2) The position regarding the scope of this rule
is clarified as under:
(i)
Demonstrations, meetings and processions, which are orderly and peaceful and
are held outside office premises and outside working hours should not be
interfered with.
(ii)
The wearing of badges while at work should not be interfered with unless the
badges have inscriptions or slogans which may offend against the interest of
the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly
relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality or which may
amount to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offense. The
colour of the badge or arm band should not be considered in any case.
(iii)
Demonstration or raising of slogans or other such disorderly conduct should
not be permitted within office premises and disciplinary proceedings should be
started against those found indulging in such action within office premises.
(No.E(D&A) 63 GS1-3 dt. 27.4.1964)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (3) It will be in order to take disciplinary action
in respect of demonstration anywhere, even far away from office premises and
at any time even on a holiday resorted to by a railway servant, even in the
capacity of a Trade Union worker, if that activity could be proved to be one
falling within the prohibitive activities listed in this rule.
(No.E(L)66
UT 1-79 dt. 12.1.1966)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (4) Peaceful and orderly meetings and
demonstrations held during lunch intervals or during half an hour interval
prior to the start of working hour and the half an hour interval succeeding
the close of the working hours, without obstructing in any manner the free
passage to and from the office do not infringe the provisions under this rule.
(No.E(L)77
UT 1-79 dt. 26/28.7.1967)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (5) The principle of ‘No work No Pay’ should not
be circumvened in any way including by grant of leave to a railway servant for
the period of absence caused due to participation in a strike.
(No.E(LR)II 77 ST 1-126 dt. 15.7.1978).
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (6) If an application for casual leave is
presented by a railway servant specifically for the purpose of participation
in a demonstration, it is open to the competent authority to refuse casual
leave for this purpose. If inspite of refusal, an employee absents himself
from duty, he can be treated to have been unauthorisedly absent, with all the
attendant consequences of unauthorised absence.
(No.E(G)
79 LE 1-10 dt. 19.6.1980)
8.
Connection with the press or other media: (1) No railway servant shall,
except with the previous sanction of the Government, own wholly or in part, or
conduct or participate in the editing or management of, any newspaper or other
periodical publication or electronic media.
(2)
Nothing in sub-rule(1) shall apply in case a railway servant in the bonafide
discharge of his official duties publishes a book or participate in a public
media.
(3) A
railway servant publishing a book or participating in a public media shall, at
all times, make it clear that the views expressed by him are his own and not
that of Government.
(No.E(D&A)95 GS1-6 dt. 14.9.1995)
9.
Criticism of Government: No railway servant shall, in any radio broadcast
, telecast through any electronic media or in any document
published in his own name or anonymously, pseudonymously or in the name of any
other person or in any communication to press or in any public utterance, make
any statement of fact or opinion —
(i)
which has the effect of an adverse criticism of any current or recent policy
or action of the Central Government or State Government;
(ii)
which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Central Government
and the Government of any State; or
(iii)
which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Central Government
and the Government of any foreign State;
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to any statement made or views
expressed by a railway servant in his official capacity or in the due
performance of the duties assigned to him.
Railway Ministry’s decision: Serving railway employees, if they, in
their individual capacity or in their capacity of office bearer of association
(including federation/Unions of railway employees) or editor / publishers,
office bearers of journals issued by such associations (including federation /
union) pass resolutions making statement and / or expressing opinion on issues
which involve violation by the individual employees of this Rule become liable
for disciplinary action.
(No.E(D&A)68 GS1-6 dt. 24.6.1968 & No. E (D & A) 96 GS 1-6 dt. 10.3.97)
10. Evidence
before Committee or any other Authority: (1) Same as provided in sub-rule
(3) no railway servant shall, except with the previous sanction of the
Government, give evidence in connection with, any enquiry conducted by any
person, committee or authority.
(2) where any
sanction has been accorded under sub-rule (1), no railway servant shall in the
course of giving such evidence criticise the policy or any action of the
Central Government or of a State Government.
(3) Nothing in this
rule shall apply to —
(a) evidence
given at an enquiry before an authority appointed by the Government,
Parliament or a State Legislature; or
(b) evidence
given in any judicial inquiry; or
(c) evidence
given at any departmental inquiry ordered by authorities subordinate to the
Government.
11. Unauthorised communication
of information: No railway servant, shall except in accordance with any
general or special order of the Government or in the performance in good faith
of the duties assigned to him communicate, directly or indirectly, any
official document or any part thereof or information to any Government or
railway servant or any other person to whom he is not authorised to
communicate such documents or information.
Explanation:-
Quotation by a railway servant (in his representations to
officials superior authorities or from any letter, circular of office
memorandum, or from the notes on any file to which he is not authorised to
have access or which he is not authorised to keep in his personal custody or
for personal purposes) shall amount to unauthorised communication of
information within the meaning of this rule.
12. Subscription:- No
railway servant, shall, except with the previous sanction of the Government or
of the competent authority, ask for or accept contributions to or otherwise
associate himself with the raising, of, any funds or other collections in
cash or in kind in pursuance of any object whatsoever.
Railway Ministry’s
decision: (1) The association of railway servants with the selling of
tickets for charity show or for any purpose whatsoever attract the provisions
of this rule and prior permission of the Government would be necessary for
this purpose. Sale of tickets by Railway employees to the members of the
general public is likely to invite public criticism and should not be
permitted.
(No.E(D&A)68 GS1-7 dt.
19/22.8.1968).
Railway Ministry’s
decision: (2) The powers under this Rule may be exercised by General
Managers in respect of all staff working under them for collection of
subscription for celebrating religious festivals only. Permission should be
given on the specific conditions that only voluntary subscriptions are
collected and no pressure of any kind is brought on them on the collection of
these funds.
(No.E(D&A)68 GS1-7 dt.
30-1-1969).
13. Gifts:
(1) Save as provided in these Rules, no railway servant shall accept, or
permit any member of his family or (any other person acting on his behalf) to
accept, any gift.
Explanation:-
The expression “gift” shall include free transport, boarding, lodging or other
service or any other pecuniary advantage provided by any person other than a
near relative or personal friend having no official dealings with the
Government servant.
Note: (1)
A casual meal, lift or other social hospitality shall not be deemed to be a
gift.
Note: (2)
A railway servant shall avoid accepting lavish hospitality or frequent
hospitality from any individual, industrial or commercial firms,
organisations, etc. having official dealings with him.
(2) On occasions such
as weddings, anniversaries, funerals or religious functions, when the making
of gift is in conformity with the prevailing religious and social practice, a
Railway Servant may accept gifts from his near relatives or from his personal
friends having no official dealings with him, but shall make a report to the
Government, if the value of such gifts exceeds —
(i) rupees
seven thousand in the case of a railway servant holding any Group’A’ post;
(ii) rupees
four thousand in the case of a railway servant holding any Group ‘B” post;
(iii) rupees
two thousand in the case of a railway servant holding any Group ‘C’
post;
(iv) rupees
one thousand in the case of a railway servant holding any Group’D’ post
(3) In any other case,
a Railway servant shall not accept any gift without the sanction of the
Government if the value exceeds —
(i) rupees
one thousand five hundred in the case of railway servants holding any
Group’A’ or Group ‘B” post and
(ii) rupees
five hundred in the case of railway servants holding any Group ‘C’ or
Group’D’ post.
Authority
: Board Lr. No. E (D&A) 2004/GS 1-2 dated 15.3.2004.
(4) Not withstanding
anything contained in sub-rules (2) and (3), a Railway servant, being a member
of the Indian delegation or otherwise, may receive and retain gifts from
foreign dignitaries if the market value of gifts received on one occasion does
not exceed rupees one thousand. In all other cases, the acceptance and
retention of such gifts shall be regulated by the instructions issued by the
Government in this regard from time to time.
(5) A Railway servant
shall not accept any gifts from any foreign firm which is either contracting
with the Government of India or is one with which the Railway servant had, has
or is likely to have official dealings. Acceptance of gifts by a railway
servants from any other firm shall be subject to the provisions of sub-rule
(3)
(No.E(D&A)96
GS1-8 dt. 17.1.1997)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (1) The acceptance of tips is misconduct and may be
treated as a good and sufficient reason for taking disciplinary action.
(No.E(D&A)61
GS1-15 dt. 19.9.61)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (2) Gifts received or given by a Railway servant in
the form of cash attract the provisions of the Rule even though it is a
transaction between father and son.
(No.E(D&A) 64
GS1-5 dt. 25.2.65)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (3) Receipt of presents by Railway servants at the
time of their marriage in form of cash, ornaments, clothes or other articles,
otherwise than as consideration for marriage from relatives and personal
friends and others will be regulated by the above Rule. Purchase of items of
movable property for giving presents at the time of marriage or on other
occasions will be regulated by Rule 18(3), like any other transaction of
movable property.
(No.E(D&A)65
GSI-12 dt 23.4.66)
No.E(D&A)69
GSI-20 dt. 7.7.1970)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (4) Making or acceptance of gifts amongst “Near
Relatives” which include father, mother, son, daughter etc. requires the
approval of the competent authority in terms of sub-rule (5) above.
(No.E(D&A)65
GSI-20 dt. 5.1.70)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: (5) The following are the instructions in regard to
receipt, retention and disposal of gifts of high valuation received by Railway
servants from foreign dignitaries and foreign firms.
1. The present
of symbolic nature like a ceremonial sword, ceremonial robe etc. may be
retained by the recipient.
2. The gifts
of value not exceeding Rs.1,000/- may also be retained.
3. Railway
servant shall report the receipt of gifts, the value of which exceeds
Rs.1000/- to the department indicating the value. The Department will refer
the matter to Toshakhana for valuation of the gifts. If it is found that the
value is Rs.1000/- or less the gift will be returned to the recipient. If
however, the value exceeds Rs.1,000/- it will be retained by Toshakhana and
the recipient will, have the option to purchase it from Toshakhana by paying
the difference between the value as estimated and Rs.1000/-.
4. Acceptance
of gifts from foreign firms with whom the Railway servant has had or has or is
likely to have official dealing either directly or indirectly by virtue of his
official position as well as acceptance of gifts from firms which are
contracting firms with the Government are prohibited.
(No.E(D&A)76 GSI-31 dt.22.12.76)
13.A. Dowry:— No Railway
servant shall —
(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.
Explanations :- For
the purpose of this rule ‘dowry’ has the same meaning as in the Dowry
Prohibition Act, 1961.
In this Act, ‘dowry’ means any property or valuable
security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly –
[a] by one party to a marriage to the other party to marriage; or
[b] by the parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person,
to either party to the marriage or to any other person;
at or before or after the marriage as consideration
for the marriage of the said parties, but does not include dower or mahr in
the cases of persons to whom the Muslim Personal Law [Shariat] applies.
Explanation I:
For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that any presents
made at the time of a marriage to either party to the marriage in the form of
cash, ornaments, clothes or other articles shall not be deemed to be dowry
within the meaning of this section, unless they are made as consideration for
the marriage of the said parties.
Explanation II:
The expression “Valuable security”
has the same meaning as in Section 30 of the Indian Penal Code.
14. Public demonstrations in
honour of Railway servants:- No railway servant shall except with the
previous sanction of the Government receive any complimentary or valedictory
address or accept any testimonial or attend any meetings of entertainment held
in his honour, or in the honour of any other Government servant:
Provided that nothing in
this rule shall apply to —
(i) a farewell
entertainment of a substantially private and informal character held in honour
of a railway servant or any other Government servant on the occasion of his
retirement or transfer or any person who has recently quit the service of any
Government; or
(ii) the acceptance of
simple and inexpensive entertainments arranged by public bodies or
institutions.
Note: Exercise of
pressure or influence of any sort on any railway servant to induce him to
subscribe towards any farewell entertainment even if it is of a substantially
private or informal character and collection of subscriptions from Group’C’
and Group ‘D’ employees under any circumstances for the entertainment of any
railway or other Government servant not belonging to Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’
is forbidden.
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 1 Officers in Group’A’ service upto the JA Grade
should furnish promptly particulars of all invitations received by them from
foreign missions in India and accept them only after obtaining the necessary
clearance from the Railway Board. Officers in Group ‘B’ service and below are
debarred from accepting such invitations except in very rare cases. All
officers, so permitted should submit a list of any important and interesting
talks or other discussions held with the representative of the foreign
missions on matters of interest to the Railway Board.
(No.E(D&A)57
GSI-3 dt.8.1.57)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 2. Railway servants should refrain from associating
themselves with functions inappropriate and inconsistent with the rule of
detached impartiality such as to declare buildings etc. open or to lay the
foundation stones of new buildings or to allow roads, bridges, parks or public
institutions such as hospitals, schools or colleges to be named after them.
When occasions which have a cultural and sociological significance arise,
especially in remote areas prior permission of their superior officer should
be obtained.
(No.E(D&A)60
GSI-8 dt. 27.3.61).
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 3. While no subscription should be collected from
class III and Class IV staff when any entertainment is held in honour of a
Class II or Class I Officer it is not the intention of the rule that when an
entertainment is held in honour of Class III/Class IV staff, a class I or
class II officer should not attend the function as a guest by invitation or on
a contributory basis.
(No.E(D&A)67
GSI-6 dt.4.11.1967).
15. Private Trade or
Employment: (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2), no Railway
servant shall, except with the previous sanction of the Government.
(a) engage directly or
indirectly in any trade or business, or
(b) negotiate for, or
undertake, any other employment, or
(c) hold an elective
office, or canvas for a candidate or candidates for an elective office, in
anybody, whether incorporated or not, or
(d) canvas in support
of any business of insurance agency, commission agency, etc. owned or managed
by any member of his family; or
(e) take part except
in the discharge of his official duties, in the registration, promotion or
management of any bank or other company registered or required to be
registered, under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for
the time being in force, or of any co-operative society for commercial
purposes.
(f) Participate in or
associate himself in any manner in the making of —
(i) a
sponsored media (radio or television) programme; or
(ii) a media
programme commissioned by government media but produced by a private agency;
or
(iii) a
privately produced media programme including video magazine;
Provided
that no previous permission shall be necessary in case where the railway
servant participates in a programme produced or commissioned by Government
media in his official capacity.
(No.E(D&A)96 GSI-8 dt.17.1.1997)
(2) A railway servant
may, without the previous sanction of the Government —
(a) undertake
honorary work of a social or charitable nature; or
(b) undertake
occasional work of a literary, artistic or scientific character; or
(c)
participate in sports activities as an amateur, or
(d) take part in the registration, promotion or management [not
involving the holding of an elective office] of a literary, scientific or
charitable society or of a club or similar organisation the aims or objects of
which relate to promotion of sports, cultural or recreational activities,
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 [21 of 1860], or any
other law for the time being in force, or,
(e) take part
in the registration, promotion or management (not involving the holding of an
elective office) of a co-operative society substantially for the benefit of
railway servants, registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of
1912), or any other law for the time being in force;
Provided that —
(i) he shall
discontinue taking part in such activities, if so directed by the Government;
and
(ii) in a case
falling under clause (d) or clause (e) of this sub-rule, his official duties
shall not suffer thereby and he shall, within a period of one month of his
taking part in such activity, report to the Government giving details of the
nature of his participation.
(3) Every railway
servant shall report to the Government if any member of his family is engaged
in a trade or business or owns or manages an insurance agency or commission
agency.
(4) Unless otherwise
provided by general or special orders of the Government no railway servant may
accept any fee for any work done by him for any private or public body or any
private person without the sanction of the prescribed authority.
Explanation:
The term ‘fee’ used here shall have the meaning assigned to it in Rule
103(18)-R.I.
(No.E(D&A)91
GSI-15 dt.25.11.1991)
Railway
Ministry’s decision:1. It is not permissible for a Railway servant to
take an insurance agency in his own name and canvass for the same.
(No.E(D&A)58
GSI-40 dt.7.3.58)
Railway
Ministry’s decision:2 Railway servants should not ordinarily be allowed
to accept part-time employment whether under Government or elsewhere, even
though such employment is after office hours.
(No.E(D&A)58
GSI-29 dt.16.1.59)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 3. Railway servants holding recognised
qualifications for any system of medicine may be granted permission by the
Heads of Departments to undertake medical practice during spare time, on a
purely charitable basis without detriment to his official duties. This will
not apply to those who possess the qualification and are employed as
physicians, surgeons etc. on the railways.
(No.E(D&A)64
GSI-5, dt. 30-5-64 & 10.11.65)
Railway
Ministry’s decision:4. No railway servant should negotiate for commercial
employment during service without obtaining the prior permission of the Head
of the Department and such permission should not be given unless there are any
special reasons for doing so.
(No. E(G) 66 EM
1-2, dt. 26.3.66)
15. A. Subletting and vacation of
Government accommodation:
(1) Save as otherwise
provided in any other law for the time being in force, no Railway servant
shall sub-let, lease or otherwise allow occupation by any other person of
Government accommodation which has been allotted to him.
(2) A Railway servant
shall, after the cancellation of his allotment of Government accommodation
vacate the same within the time limit prescribed by the allotting authority.
(No.E(D&A)96
GSI-8 dt.17.1.1997)
16. Investment, lending and
borrowing: (1) No railway servant shall speculate in any stock, share or
other investment,
Provided that nothing in
this sub-rule shall apply to occasional investments made through stock
brokers or other persons duly authorised and licensed or who have obtained a
certificate of registration under the relevant law.
Explanation:
Frequent purchase or sale or both, of shares, securities or other
investments shall be deemed to be speculation within the meaning of this
sub-rule.
(2) No Railway servant
shall make, or permit any member of his family or any person acting on his
behalf to make, any investment which is likely to embarrass or influence him
in the discharge of his official duties. For this purpose, any purchase of
shares out of the quotas reserved for Directors of Companies or their friends
and associates shall be deemed to be an investment which is likely to
embarrass the Railway servant.
(No.E(D&A)96
GSI-8 dt.17.1.1997)
(3) If any question
arises whether any transaction is of the nature referred to in sub-rule(1) or
sub-rule (2) the decision of the Government thereon shall be final.
(4) (i) No railway
servant shall, save in the ordinary course of business with a bank or a public
limited company either himself or through any member of his family or any
other person acting on his behalf —
(a) Lend or
borrow or deposit money, as a principal or an agent, to or from or with, any
person or firm or private limited company with whom he is likely to have
official dealings or otherwise place himself under pecuniary obligation to
such persons or firm or private limited company;
(b) Lend money
to any person at interest or in a manner whereby return in money or in kind is
charged or paid;
Provided
that a railway servant may give to, or accept from, a relative or a personal
friend, a purely temporary loan of a small amount free of interest, or operate
a credit account with a bonafide tradesman or make an advance or pay to his
private employee.
Provided
further that nothing in this sub-rule shall apply in respect of any
transaction entered into by a railway servant with the previous sanction of
the Government.
(ii) When a railway
servant is appointed or transferred to a post of such nature as would involve
him in the breach of any of the provisions of sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (4), he
shall forthwith report the circumstances to the competent authority and shall
thereafter act in accordance with such order as may be made by such authority.
Railway
Ministry’s decision: Loan taken from LIC by the Railway servants against
their Insurance Policies will be covered by the exception provided by the
above rule and permission of the Government will not be necessary.
(No.E(D&A)68
GSI-21 dt.21.11.68)
17. Insolvency and Habitual
Indebtedness: (1) A Railway servant shall so manage his private affairs
as to avoid habitual indebtedness or insolvency. A railway servant against
whom any legal proceeding is instituted for the recovery of any debt due from
him or for adjudging him as insolvent shall forthwith report the full facts of
the legal proceedings to the Government.
Note: The burden of
proving that the insolvency or indebtedness was the result of circumstances
which, with the exercise of ordinary diligence, the railway 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 railway servant.
(2) The following
procedures shall be followed in the case of non-gazetted railway servants:-
(i) The report
required under sub-rule(1) above shall be submitted by the railway servant to
his immediate superior who should forward it through the normal channel to the
authority competent to remove or dismiss the employee from service. Except
where such authority requires guidance or clarification from a higher
authority, it shall consider and pass appropriate orders thereon. A railway
servant desiring to seek the benefit of the Insolvency Act shall apply to the
Head of his Department, or to such authority as a Government may specify in
this behalf, for permission to file a Schedule in a Court of Law. Same time,
he shall explain in such form as the Government may prescribe in this behalf
all the circumstances which led to his financial embarrassment. The said
authority will then consider his case in the light of those circumstances.
If the
railway servant can prove that the indebtedness was the result of
circumstances, which, with the exercise of ordinary diligence, he could not
have foreseen or over which he had no control, and did not proceed from
extravagant or dissipated habits and if as the result of investigation, the
said authority considers that sufficient justification exists for the
retention of the employee in service, he may permit him to have recourse to
the court. Otherwise he should take steps either to dismiss or remove the
employee from service as the circumstances of the case may warrant. If a
railway/servant asks for permission to seek the benefit of Insolvency Act for
a second time such permission may not be granted by an authority lower than
the General Manager or Head of Office who, if he decides to retain the
employee in service, shall report the circumstances to the Railway Board for
information. As the Railway Cooperative Credit is often the creditor in
such a case and other railway servants are sureties for the debtor, the said
authority will, in deciding whether or not the debtor should be retained in
railway service, consider the effect of his dismissal or removal on the
railway and on his fellow employees.
E[D&A]58 GS1-6 dated 15-03-58 and 27-06-66
E[D&A]60 GS1-5 dated 07-06-60
E[D&A]60 GS1-5dated 30-01-61
E[D&A]64 GS1-6 dated 25-02-65
E[D&A]69 GS1-14 dated 14-08-69
E[D&A]75 GS1-3 dated 09-05-75
E[D&A]76 GS1-2 dated 30-04-76
(ii) A railway servant who seeks the assistance of the Insolvency Court
without the previous permission of the competent authority shall render
himself liable to removal from service.
(iii) A railway
servant who is arrested for debt is liable for dismissal.
(iv) Steps will
be taken from time to time by the head of an office to ascertain from pay
sheets, etc. whether any railway servant under him are in habitual state of
indebtedness. If a moiety of the pay of a railway servant is being
frequently attached for debit has been continuously so attached for a period
exceeding two years or is attached for a sum which under ordinary
circumstances he could not repay within two years, such railway servant shall
be considered liable for dismissal.
(v) Every case
falling under (iii) or (iv) shall be considered in the light of the
instructions contained in clause (i) above before it is finally decided
whether or not the railway servant concerned should be dismissed or removed
but in exceptional circumstances such railway servant should not be retained
in service.
(3) A railway servant
shall also report to the Government or to such authorities as may be specified
in this behalf the facts when a portion of his salary is constantly being
attached, has been continuously attached for a period exceeding two years or
is attached for a sum which, in ordinary circumstances cannot be paid within
a period of two years.
(4) When a moiety of a
railway servant’s salary is attached, the report by his superior officer to
the government competent authority should show what is the proportion of the
debts to the salary, how for they detract from the debtor’s efficiency as a
railway servant; whether the debtor’s position is irretrievable; and whether
in the circumstances of the case, it is desirable to retain him in the post
occupied by him when the matter was brought to notice; or in any post under
the Government.
18. Movable, Immovable and
Valuable Property: (1) (i) Every railway servant shall on his first
appointment to the railway service submit a return of his assets and
liabilities, in such form as may be prescribed by the Government, giving full
particulars regarding—
(a) the immovable
property inherited by him, 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 other person;
(b) the shares,
debentures and cash including bank deposits inherited by him or similarly
owned, acquired, or held by him;
(c) other movable
property inherited by him or similarly owned, acquired or held by him;
(d) debts and other
liabilities incurred by him directly or indirectly.
Note: 1. Sub-Rule (1),
shall not ordinarily apply to Group’D’ railway servants, but the Government
may, in appropriate cases, direct that it shall apply to any such railway
servant or any class of such railway servants.
Note: 2. In every
return, the value of items of movable property with less than Rs.10,000/
may be added and shown as a lumpsum. The values of articles of daily use such
as clothing, utensils, crockery, books and the like, need not be included in
such return.
Note: 3 (1) (i). Where
a railway servant already belonging to a service or holding a post is
appointed to any other Government or Railway service or post, he shall not be
required to submit a fresh return under this clause.
(ii) Every
railway servant belonging to any service or holding any post included in Group
A or Group B shall submit an annual return in such form as may be prescribed
by the Government in this regard giving full particulars regarding immovable
property inherited by him or owned by him 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 other person.
(2) No railway
servant shall, except with the previous knowledge of the Government acquire or
dispose of any immovable property by lease, mortgage, purchase, sale, gift or
otherwise either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family;
Provided that the
previous sanction of the Government shall be obtained by the Railway servant
if any such transaction is with a person having official dealings with him.
(3) Where a
railway servant enters into a transaction in respect of movable property
either in his own name or in the name of a member of his family, he shall,
within one month from the date of such transaction, report the same to the
Government, if the value of such property exceeds Rs.20,000/- in the
case of a Railway servant holding any Group A or Group B post or a Temporary
Gaszetted Officer or Rs.15,000/- in the case of a railway servant
holding any Group C or Group D post;
(No.E(D&A)2004
GS1-2 dt. 15.3.2004 (RBE No. 59/2004)
Provided that the
previous sanction of the Government shall be obtained by the Railway servant
if any such transaction is with a person having official dealings with him.
Note: 1. Purchase of
items of movable property for giving presents at the time of marriage will be
regulated by rule 18(3) above like any other transaction in movable property
(Railway Board’s Lr.No.E(D&A)65 GSI-12 dt. 23.4.66)
Note: 2. The powers of
the Government so far as sub-rule (3) is concerned, may be exercised by —
(i) The
General Manager and the Chairman, Railway Rates Tribunal, in respect of both
gazetted and non-gazetted officers under their respective administrative
control; and
(ii) Senior
Deputy General Managers on Zonal Railways in respect of gazetted officers
below the Senior Administrative Grade and non-gazetted officers subject to the
condition that the powers hereby delegated are not further delegated by them
to lower authorities so far as cases of gazetted officers are concerned.
(4) The Government or
any authority empowered by it in this behalf may, at any time by general or
special order, require a railway servant to furnish, within a period specified
in the order, a full and complete statement of such movable or immovable
property held or acquired by him or on his behalf or by any member of his
family as may be specified in the order. Such statement shall, if so required
by the Government or by the authority so empowered, include the details of
the means by which, or the source from which such property was acquired.
(5) The Government may
exempt any category of railway servant belonging to Group C or GroupD from any
of the provisions of this rule except sub-rule (4). No such exemption shall,
however, be made without the concurrence of the Railway Board, who will
consult the Ministry of Home Affairs (Now Cabinet Secretariat, Department of
Personnel).
Explanation:I.
For the purpose of this rule, the expression ‘movable property’ includes —
(a) Jewellery,
insurance policies the annual premium of which exceeds Rs.10,000/- or
one-sixth of the total annual emoluments received from Government whichever is
less, shares, securities and debentures;
(b) All loans, whether
secured or not, advanced or taken by the Government servant.
(c) Motor Cars, Motor
Cycles, horses or any other means of conveyance; and
(d) Refrigerators,
radios, radiograms and television sets.
Explanation :II
For the purpose of this rule, “lease” means, except where it is obtained from,
or granted to, a person having official dealings with the railway servant, a
case of immovable property from year to year for any term exceeding one year
or reserving a yearly rent.
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 1. It is undesirable for railway servants to bid at
auctions arranged by their own departments or under orders of which the
auction is conducted and if he does so it would be regarded as indulging in
conduct unbecoming of a railway servant under the rules.
(No.E(D&A)58
GS1-6 dt. 15.3.58 and 27.6.66)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 2. The intention of proviso to sub-rule(2) and (3)
regarding bonafide deal is to assure that —
(i) the transaction
proposed to be entered into is for bonafide purposes;
(ii) the acquisition /
sale of property in question is at fair prevailing market prices and does not
involve any element of profiteering or speculation;
(iii) there is no
reasonable ground to hold that the transaction in question is the result of
the exercise of any undue official influence by the officer e.g. in return of
any official favours conferred or likely to be conferred upon the prospective
seller/buyer of the property; and
(iv) there is nothing
otherwise objectionable in return to the proposed transaction.
(No.E(D&A)60
GSI-5 dt. 7.6.60)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 3. The term “Regular and reputed dealer” means a
person or firm who deals in a particular item and keeps regular accounts of
lists, its transaction and who has regular business premises. A co-operative
housing society registered under the Cooperative Society’s Act, 1912 or any
corresponding law in force also falls under this definition.
(No.E(D&A)60
GSI-5 dt. 30.1.61)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 4. Whenever a Railway servant wishes to build a
house, the following procedure should be followed:—
(a) Before starting
construction of the house, he should report or seek permission as the case may
be and after completion of the house, he should report to the prescribed
authority.
(b) The details in
proforma prescribed should be furnished wherever it is possible to do so.
Wherever it is not possible to furnish the details about purchase of movable
property acquired for the construction of the house the railway servant
concerned should mention the covered area on which the building is proposed to
be erected and the estimated cost of the building.
(c) In case where the
expenditure to be incurred on repairs or minor construction work in respect of
any immovable property belonging to a railway servant, is estimated to exceed
Rs.1,000/- sanction of the prescribed authority is required.
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 5. The factum of giving or receiving money between
father and son can be termed as a transaction of movable property within the
meaning of Rule 18 (3).
(No.E(D&A)64
GS-I-6 dt. 25.2.1965)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 6. In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 24
read with Rule 2(a)(ii) of these rules, the Railway Board hereby directs as
follows:
(i) Powers
exercised by the Railway Board under rule 18(2) of the above rules shall be
also exercisable by the General Managers, all Indian Railways, Production
Units and the Director General, RDSO in respect of Gazetted officers under
their respective administrative control subject to the condition that all
cases of such sanction accorded by them shall be reported to the Railway
Board, and
(ii) Powers
exercisable by the Railway Board under rule 18(3) of these rules shall be also
exercisable by Director General RDSO in respect of gazetted officers under his
administrative control.
(No.E(D&A)69 GS-I-11 dt. 14.8.69)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 7. Railway servants should not buy or sell property
to or from a firm with whom he has official dealings. In exceptional cases,
however, permission may be granted only after careful enquiry into the
officer’s dealing with the firm and after it is satisfactorily established
that he has not conferred and is not likely to confer any official favour upon
the party concerned.
(No.E(D&A)75
GS-I-3 dt. 9.5.75)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 8. While no permission of the Government is necessary
for taking Life Insurance Policy or making fixed deposits in Banks under
sub-rule (3) above, permission is required to be obtained to join a Chit fund.
(No.E(D&A)75
GS-I-36 dt. 13.12.76)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 9. The provision of Delhi Rent Control Act and
similar other provisions in other States, wherever applicable should be
observed by Railway servant while taking rent advance for property held by
them.
(No.E(D&A)76
GS-I-2 dt. 30.4.76)
Railway
Ministry’s decision: 10. It is clarified that transactions entered into
by the spouse or any other member of family of a railway servant out of his or
her own funds (including stridhan, gifts, inheritance etc.) as distinct from
the funds of the railway servant himself in his or her own name and in his or
her own right, would not attract the provisions of sub-rule (2) and (3) of
Rule 18.
18. A. Restrictions in relation to
acquisition and disposal of immovable property outside India and transaction
with foreigners etc:- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2)
of rule 18. No Railway servant shall except with the previous sanction of the
Government—
(a) Acquire, by
purchase, mortgage, lease, gift or otherwise, either in his own name or in the
name of any member of his family, any immovable property situated outside
India.
(b) dispose of, by
sale, mortgage, gift or otherwise, or grant any lease in respect of any
immovable property situated outside India which was acquired or is held by him
either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family;
(c) enter into any
transaction with any foreigner, foreign Government, foreign organisation or
concern—
(i) for the
acquisition, by purchase, mortgage, lease, gift or otherwise, either in his
own name or in the name of any member of his family, or any immovable
property.
(ii) for the
disposal of, by sale, mortgage, gift or otherwise, or the grant of any lease
in respect of, any immovable property which was acquired or held by him either
in his own name or in the name of any member of his family.
19. Vindication of Acts and
Character of Railway Servants:
(1) No railway servant
shall, except with the previous sanction of the Government, have recourse to
any Court or to the Press for the vindication of any official act which has
been subject matter of adverse criticism or an attack of a defamatory
character.
Provided that if no such sanction is
received by the railway servant within a period of three months from the date
of receipt of his request by the Government, he shall be free to assume that
the permission as sought for has been granted to him.
(No.E(D&A)96
GSI-5 dt. 23-12-96)
(2) Nothing in this
rule shall be deemed to prohibit a railway servant from vindicating his
private character and or any act done by him in his private capacity and where
any action for vindicating his private character or any act done by him in his
private capacity is taken, the railway servant shall submit a report to the
Government regarding such action.
Railway
Ministry’s decision:1. Railway servants seeking redress of their
grievances arising out of their employment or conditions of service should in
their own interest and also consistently with official propriety and
discipline first exhaust the normal official channels of redress before they
take the issue to a Court of Law. Any attempt by Railway servants to seek
redress from the Court of Law or such matters (even in case where such a
remedy is legally admissible) without first exhausting the normal official
channels of redress can only be regarded as contrary to official propriety
and subversive of good discipline and may well justify the initiation of
disciplinary action against them.
(No.E(D&A)62
RG6-21 dt.5.2.64 and E(D&A)69 RG6-37 dt.14.2.67)
20. Canvassing of
Non-Official or other Influence:
No railway servant shall bring or attempt to bring any political or other
influence to bear upon any superior authority to further his interests in
respect of matters pertaining to his service under the Government.
Railway Ministry’s
decision: Railway servants are advised to strictly refrain from bringing
pressure from the MPs and other influential outsiders to secure benefits out
of turn or regarding any matter arising out of their service. If such
occasions arise, the name of the officer or member of the staff concerned will
be brought to the notice of the Head of the Department for such disciplinary
action as may be considered necessary.
(No.E(D&A)70 RG 6-9 dt.
7.7.71)
21. Restrictions Regarding
Marriage: (1) No railway servant shall enter into, or contract, a
marriage with a person having a spouse living; and
(2) No railway
servant, having a spouse living shall enter into, or contract, a marriage with
any person.
(3) A railway servant
who has married or married a person other than of Indian Nationality shall
forthwith intimate the fact to the Government. Provided that the government
may permit a railway servant to enter into, or contract, any such marriage as
is referred to in clause (1) or clause (2), if it is satisfied that —
(a) such
marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such railway
servant and other party to the marriage; and
(b) there are
other grounds for so doing.
22. Consumption of Intoxicating
Drinks and Drugs:
(1) A railway servant
shall —
(a) strictly
abide by the law relating to intoxicating drinks or drugs during the course of
his duties and shall also take due care that the performance of his duties at
anytime is not affected in any way by the influence of such drink or drug.
(b) refrain
from consuming any intoxicated drink or drug in a public place.
(2) A railway servant
shall not —
(a) appear in
a public place in a state of intoxication;
(b) use any
intoxicating drink or drug to excess;
(c) If he
belongs to the category of running staff (both local and traffic) or is
connected directly with train passing, have taken or used any intoxicating
drinks or drugs within eight hours of the commencement of duty or take such
drinks or drugs during the course of duty.
Explanation:
For the purpose of this rule
“Public place” means any place or premises (including conveyance) to which
public have, or permitted to have, access whether on payment or otherwise.
22 A Prohibition regarding
employment of Children below 14 years of age.
No Railway Servant shall
employ to work any child below the age of 14 years.
(Authority Board’s letter
No. E(D & A)99 GSI-03, dated 7.1.2000.)
23. Interpretation: The
power of interpreting these rules is reserved to the President.
24. Delegation of Powers:
The Government may, by general or special order, direct that any power
exercisable by it under these rules shall, subject to such conditions, if any
as may be specified in the order, be exercisable also by such officer or
authority as may be specified in the order.
25. Repeal and Savings:
The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966, contained in Appendix VI of the
Indian Railways Establishment Code Volume-I, shall cease to be in force except
as respects things done or omitted to be done.
26. Obligation to
abide by all administrative Instructions: Notwithstanding anything
contained in these rules, a railway servant shall be governed by all the
administrative instructions that may be issued from time to time in regard to
the conduct of Railway Servants.
