(1) Subject to the provisions of sub- regulation (2), no University employee shall, except with the previous sanction of the University ─
(a) engage directly or indirectly in any trade or business, or
(b) negotiate for, undertake, any other employment, or
(c) hold an elective office, canvass for a candidate for an elective office, in any body, whether incorporated or not; or
(d) canvass 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 67 registration, promotion or a management of any bank or other company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or any other law for the time being in force, or of any Co-operative Society for Commercial purposes or
(f) participate in, or associate himself in any manner, in making of—
(i) a sponsored media (including radio, televisions) programme, or
(ii) a media programme commissioned by the University or Government media but produced by an outside agency or;
(iii) a privately produced radio or televisions or other media programme including a video magazine:
Provided that no previous permission shall be necessary in case a University employee participates in a programme produced by the doordarshan or a subject dealt with by him in his official capacity.
(g) involve or engage himself in the registration, promotion, management of other kinds of activities of any non-Government organisation (NGO) if the same is aided by the Central Government, State Government or an international organization or agency.
(2) A University employee may, without the previous sanction of the University —
(a) undertake honorary work of a social or charitable nature; or
(b) undertake occasional work of literary, artistic or scientific character; or
(c) participate in sports activities as 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 objectives of which relate to promotion of sports, cultural, or 68 recreation 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, promotional or management (not involving the holding of elective office) of a Co-operative Society substantially for the benefit of University employee, registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912) or any other law for the time being in force in any State:
Provided that─
(i) he shall discontinue taking part in such activities if so directed by the University; and
(ii) in a case falling under clause (d), or clause (e) of this subregulation, 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 University giving details of the nature of his participation.
Explanation I.─ A “Co-operative Society” means a society registered, or deemed to be registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912) or any other law relating to Co-operative Societies for the being in force in any State.
Explanation II.─ Canvassing for a candidate for an elective office referred to in the second proviso shall be deemed to be breach of this subregulation.
(3) Every University employee shall, if any member of his family is engaged in a trade or business, or owns or manages an insurance agency or commission agency, report that fact to the University.
(4) No University employee shall accept any fee for any work done for any public body or for any private person without the sanction of the prescribed authority.
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Explanation: The term ‘Fee’ has been defined in General Rules/Regulations governing the university employees.