Conduct Rule No.14: Public Demonstration In Honour Of Railway Servants
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 the 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 Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) 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 mission on matters of interest to the Railway Board.
[Authority: No.E(D&A)57/GSI-3, 08.01.1957]
(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.
[Authority: No.E(D&A)60/GSI-8, 27.03.1961]
(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.
[Authority: No.E(D&A)60/GSI-8, 04.11.1967]