The Railway Service (Conduct) Rules 1966 (21.03.1966) : Rule 3: General
The Railway Service (Conduct) Rules 1966 (21.03.1966) : Rule 3: General
, Bhusawal
The Railway servants are governed by the Railway Service Conduct Rules 1966, which
lays down the standard of conduct expected of every Railway Servants and member of
their family.
Rule 3 : General
1. Every Railway servants shall at all time
i. Maintain absolute integrity
ii. Maintain devotion to duty and
iii. Do nothing which is unbecoming of a Railway or Railway employee
2. i. Every Railway employee holding a supervisory post shall take all possible steps to
ensure the integrity and devotion to duty of Railway servant who are under this
control.
ii. No Railway servant shall in the performance of his official duties or exercise of
powers conferred on him act otherwise than in his best judgement except when he is
acting under.
iii. The direction of his official. Superior and shall where he is acting under the such
direction, obtain the direction in writing wherever practicable and where it is not
possible he shall obtain confirmation.
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Rule 12 : Subscription :
No Railway servant shall except with the previous sanction of Govt. ask for or accept
contributions to raising of any funds or other collection in case or in kind in pursuance of
any object whatsoever.
Rule 13 : Gifts :
No Railway servant shall accept or permit any member of his family or any other person
on his behalf to accept any gift. Accepting lavish hospitality or frequent hospitality from
any individual having official dealing with him.
On following occasions Railway servant may accept gifts from his near relatives but he
shall where he accepts any such gift make a report of such acceptance to the Govt. if the
value of any gift exceeds.
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Weddings anniversaries 7000 4000 2000 1000
functions or religion
Other matter 1500 1500 500 500
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No Railway employee shall make or permit any member of his family or any other
person acting on his behalf to make any investment, which is likely to embarrass or
influence him in the discharge of his official duties.
No Railway employee shall have in the ordinary course of business with a bank or public
limited company either him self or through any other person.
i. A. Lend or borrow or deposit money as a principal or an agent to or from or with any
person or firm, company with whom he is likely to have official dealing or
otherwise places him self under primary obligation to such person or firm or
private limited company.
B. Railway employee may give or take from a relative or any personal friend a
purely temporary loan free of interest.
ii. No Rly servant involved in the decision making process of fixing of IPO or follow-up
public offering of share of a Central public sector enterprises
( RBNo: E(D&A) 2009/GS 1-4 tdtd. 14.07.09 )
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iv. No Railway servant shall except with the previous knowledge of the Govt. acquire or
dispose of any immovable property by lease, mortgage, purchase, sale, gift either in
his own name or in the name of any member of his family, if the transaction is
through reputed firm.
v. Otherwise previous permission of Govt. is required.
vi. A Railway employee can purchase share and debenture, security bond, mutual fund
upto Rs.50,000/- for Group A and B, and Rs.25,000/- for Group C & D without
permission.
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Rule23 : Interpretation
If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules, it
shall be referred to the Government whose decision thereon shall be final.
The Government may, by general or special order, direct that any power exercisable by it
or any Head of Deptt. Under these rules ( except the powers under Rules 23 and this
Rule) 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.
Any rules corresponding to these rules in force immediately before the commencement of
these rules and applicable to the Government servant to whom these rules apply, are
hereby repealed -
Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed
to have been made or taken under the corresponding provision of these rules.
Provided further that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the rules so
repealed and a contravention of any of the said rules shall be punishable as if it were a
contravention to these rules.
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