Political neutrality of Government servants

(14) Political neutrality of Government servants

The Government have reviewed Political neutrality of Government servants recently the policy in regard to the social, cultural and similar other organizations whose activities may have political aspect. There have been instructions that the activities of certain organizations should be regarded as political in character. While such instruction are in force, a civil servant would be liable to disciplinary action, if he were to associate himself with any organization mentioned in such instructions. But there are several other organizations in regard to which such instructions have not been issued for purposes of rule 5 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. It is essential that Government servants should not only maintain political neutrality but should also appear to do so and they should not participate in the activities of, or associate themselves with any organization in respect of which there is the slightest reason to think that the organization has political aspect.

[MHA OM No. 6/6/69-Ests.(B), dated 18.07.1969]