Canvassing for transfer/ promotions through non-official pressures. - Income Tax - Instruction No. 07/2001

INSTRUCTION NO. 7/2001 Dated: October 29, 2001 Sub: Canvassing for transfer/ promotions through non-official pressures. It has been noticed of late that senior officers of the Department are increasingly resorting to political pressures and other kinds of pressures to seek desired or even undesired postings. It is particularly unfortunate because this is being done by the senior officers who are expected to be a role model for the junior officers. Rule 20 of the C.C.S. (Conduct) Rules quoted below strictly prohibits such conduct: - "No Government servant shall bring or attempt to bring any political or other outside influence to bear upon ant superior authority to further his interests in respect of matters pertaining to his service under Government". 2. It is therefore brought to the notice of all the officers /officials of the Department that henceforth a serious view will be taken of any such influence which would have been brought on the Department for postings/transfers/promotions and action will be automatically taken for any violation of the above Rule. 3. In this connection attention is also invited to Circular no. D.G., P T No. 15/23/76-Disc I dated the 8th August, 1977 especially to Para 2 of the same stating that if any reference is received on the part of the Government Servant from dignitary/M.P., it would be assumed that it has been taken up only at the initiative of the Government Servant and action will be taken against him for violation of Rule 20 and instructions issued thereunder. 4. A copy of the said circular is enclosed herewith. F.NO. A-35015/62/2001 - Ad. VI (O.P. SRIVASTAVA) Chairman Central Board of Direct Taxes To, All officers of Income-tax Department Extract from D.G.P. at Mo. 15/23/76-Disc I dated 8.8.1977 "(4) Canvassing of non-official an other outside influence in matters arising of their service.- Rule 20 of C.C.S. (Conduct) Rules, 1964, lays down that no Government servant shall bring of attempt to bring any political of other influence to bear upon any superior authority to further his interest in respect of matters pertaining to his service under the Government. Instructions in this regard have also been issued from time tot time in Director General's Circulars. In spite of repeated instructions on the subject it has come to notice that the Government servants resort to bring non-official and other outside influence to further their service interests. 2. Any high dignitary or Member of Parliament normally sponsors the case of an individual Government only when he is approached or pressed to do so. If, therefore, any reference is received on behalf of a Government servant from dignitary/Member of Parliament, it would be assumed that it has been taken up only at the instance of the Government servant and action will be taken against him for violation of Rule 20 and instructions issued thereunder. 3. Director-General desires to make it clear that any instances of violation of these rules/orders would be viewed seriously and the employees responsible for such violation would be severely dealt with. The Director-General hopes that the employees will take these instructions in the proper perspective and will not give any occasion for proceeding against them for violation of these instructions. 4. The Director-General would like to reassure all the employees that their representations submitted in the manner prescribed in the departmental rules would receive the fullest and most sympathetic consideration at all levels and their genuine grievances would be redressed without any loss of time."