Team Herald
PANJIM: Following complaints of government employees participating in various agitations, the State government has issued a circular barring the employees from any agitations or campaigns.
“This Circular shall be read in continuation to this Directorate’s Circular bearing No 13/4/2018-VIG/545 dated 09/02/2018, regarding agitations/ campaigns signing of petitions against government policies,” the circular issued by Director Vigilance Sanjeev C Gauns Desai states.
It adds that it has been noticed that a number of government servants are getting involved in agitations and campaigns against the government policies and signing petitions to that effect and submitting the same directly to the Governor and the Chief Minister, without following the established practice of routing through proper channel thereby bypassing the higher authorities.
“Such conduct attracts the prohibition/ restriction under the Central Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964. The Central Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964, provides the process by which government servants can express their opinion for consideration of the Government,” it says.
Accordingly, the circular adds, “It is imperative that all government servants adhere to the provisions of the CCS (Conduct) Rule, 1964, scrupulously as violation of the same will attract disciplinary action. It is enjoined upon all government servants to stick by the above rules and not to get themselves involved in any agitations or campaigns, which would amount to criticism of government or sign and submit representations without routing through proper channel.”
