Criticising the policies and actions of the Government

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SS) DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM No. 56998/SS1/83/GAD. Dated, Trivandrum, 5th October, 1983 Sub:—Kerala Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 1960—Criticising the policies and actions of the Government by the Government servantsInstructions issued. The Government have been noticing a tendency on the part of certain Government employees and Service Associations to thake statements in public in the handbills and pamphlets issued by them criticising the policies or actions of the Government. The attention of all Government employees and their Organisations is invited in this connection to the provisions of Rules 60 and 62 of the Kerala Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 1960, according to which no Government servant shall by utterance, writing or otherwise discuss or criticise in public any policy pursued or action taken by Government or shall make in any documents published by him any statement of fact or opinion which is capable of embarrassing the relation between the State Government and the people or any section thereof. All employees and Service Associations are, therefore, advised to desist from issuing statements in violation of the Conduct Rules. They are also informed that breach of the Conduct Rules in this regard will be viewed seriously by Government and that disciplinary action will be taken against those who commit such violations hereafter. P. K. UMA5HANKAR, Commissioner and Secretary to Government.