(1) Every Government Servant shallat all times,-
(i) maintain absolute integrity;
(ii) maintain devotion to duty; and
(iii) do nothing which is unbecoming of a Government Servant; and
(iv) not involve in any criminal activity.
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(2) Every Government servant shall maintain,-
(i) high ethical standards;
(ii) political neutrality;
(iii) principles of merit, fairness and impartiality in the discharge of his duties;
(iv) accountability and transparency;
(v) responsiveness to the public; and
(vi) courtesy and good behavior with the public.
(3) Every Government Servant holding a supervisory post shall take all possible steps to ensure the integrity and devotion to duty of all Government Servants for the time being under his control and authority.
(4) Every Government servant shall, in the discharge of his duties, act in a courteous manner.
(5) Every Government servant shall,-
(i) commit himself to and uphold the supremacy of the Constitution and democratic values;
(ii) defend and uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of State, public order, decency and morality;
(iii) take decisions solely in public interest and use or cause to use public resources efficiently, effectively and economically;
(iv) declare any private interest relating to his public duties and take steps to resolve any conflicts in a way that protects the public interest;
(v) not place himself under any financial or other obligations to any individual or organization which may influence him in the performance of his official duties;
(vi) not misuse his position as civil servant and not take decisions in order to derive financial or material benefits for himself, his family or his friends;
(vii) make choices, take decisions and make recommendations on merit alone;
(viii) act with fairness and impartiality and not discriminate against any person or party.;
(ix) refrain from doing anything which is or may be contrary to any law, rules, regulations and established practices;
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(x) maintain discipline in the discharge of his duties and be liable to implement the lawful orders duly communicated to him;
(xi) be liable to maintain confidentiality in the performance of his official duties as required by any laws for the time being in force, particularly with regard to information, disclosure of which may prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of State, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, friendly relations with foreign countries or lead to incitement of an offence or unlawful gains to any person;
(xii) perform and discharge his duties with the highest degree of professionalism and dedication to the best of his abilities.
Explanation: A Government servant who, among other acts, habitually fails to perform a task assigned to him within the time set for the purpose and with the quality of performance expected of him, shall be deemed to be lacking in devotion to duty for the purpose of sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (3).
(xiii) draw the attention of superior officers to the fact that any proposed course of action is contrary to any rule or law or is at variance with the policies of the Government or there is a lapse of procedure in a given case, at any stage;
(xiv) make every effort to acquire professional knowledge and experience required for achieving excellence in his duties and endeavour to update the knowledge of his field and prepare himself for advanced methods of Office Administration; and
(xv) Avoid dilatory tactics in official dealings with the public or willfully cause delays in disposal of the work assigned to him/her with malafide intentions.
(6) (i) No Government Servant shall, in the performance of his official duties or in the exercise of powers conferred on him, act otherwise than in his own best judgment to be true and correct except when he is acting under the direction of his official superior;
(ii) The direction of the official superior shall ordinarily be in writing.
Where the issue of oral direction becomes unavoidable, in view of urgency the official superior shall, either suomotu or on a request from the subordinate Government servant concerned, confirm it in writing immediately thereafter; and
(iii) A Government servant, who has received oral direction from his official superior shall seek confirmation of the same in writing as early as possible and in such a case, it shall be the duty of the official superior to confirm the direction in writing.
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Explanation.- Nothing in clause (iii) of sub-rule (6) shall be construed as empowering the Government servant to evade his responsibilities by seeking instruction from or approval of a superior officer or authority when such instructions are not necessary under the scheme of distribution and delegation of powers and responsibilities.
(7) Punctuality in attendance.- Every Government Servant shall attend the office in time and devote maximum time towards performance of his official duties and in the exigencies of service and on the instruction of higher authorities shall work in excess of office hours.
(8) Every Government Servant shall at the time of his entry into Government service make an oath in the following form:- “ನಿಷ್ಠಾ ಪ್ರ ಮಾಣಪ್ತ್ರ ______________________ಆದ ನಾನು ಭಾರತದ ವಿಚಾರದಲಿ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾನೂನು ಮೇರೆಗೆ ಏರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಭಾರತದ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ವಿಚಾರದಲಿ್ಲ ಭಕ್ತು ಯಿಂದಲೂ, ನಿಷೆ್ಠಯಿಂದಲೂ ನಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳು ತ್ು ೇನಿಂದೂ ಮತ್ತು ನನನ ಹುದೆ್ದ ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧರ್ಟ್ಟ ಕತಪವ್ಯ ಗಳನುನ ಶ್ರ ದೆ್ದಯಿಂದ, ರ್ರ ಮಾಣಿಕತ್ಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಷ್ಪ ಕ್ಷಪಾತದಿಂದ ನಿವ್ಪಹಿಸುತ್ು ೇನಿಂದೂ ರ್ರ ತಿಜೆ್ಞ ಮಾಡುತ್ು ೇನ :ರ್ರ ಮಾಣ ಪೂವ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ನುಡಿಯುತ್ು ೇನ.
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