THE ALL INDIA SERVICES (CONDUCT) RULES, 1968
ANNEXURE V
According to Rule 10 of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, no member of the service shall except with the previous sanction of the Government or such authority as may be empowered by it in this behalf ask for or accept contributions to or otherwise associate himself with the raising of any funds or other collections in cash or any kind or in pursuance of any object whatever. For the purpose of this rule, Government in the case of the member of the service serving in connection with the affairs of the Union is the Central Government and in the case of a member of the service serving in connection with the affairs of State the Government of that State.
2. A question was raised whether members of All India Services may be permitted to associate themselves with the raising of funds in connection with the Armed Force Flag Day. So far as the Central Government servants are concerned, Government of India has decided to relax the provision of the Rule 12 of the CCS (conduct) Rules and to allow Central Government servants to participate in such collections on voluntary basis, keeping in view the object underlying the Flag Day Collection, vide Ministry of Home Affairs' Memo. No. 25/33/55-Estt., dated 31st October, 1955.
3. It was decided to extend the provisions of the Ministry of Home Affairs Memorandum cited above to the members of the All India Services serving under the Central Government.
4. The State Governments were requested to consider adopting the same policy in respect of the members of All India Services working under them.
[DP & AR letter No. 11017/80/82-AIS (III), dated 16-11-82]