National Defence Fund – Collection of contributions to

4) National Defence Fund – Collection of contributions to

The nation has responded magnificently to the grave emergency facing it. In this period of crises people in all walks of life are anxious to contribute to the limit of their capacity towards the national effort. The National Defence Fund has been constituted to receive monetary contributions for the defence of the country. A copy of the Press Note issued by the Government of India announcing the setting up of the Fund and the manner of contributing to it is attached (not reproduced).

2. Rule No. 9 (now Rule 12) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules/AIS (Conduct) Rules/Railway Services (Conduct) Rules prohibit Government servants, except with the previous sanction of the Government or such authority as may be empowered by it in this behalf, from asking for or accepting contributions to or otherwise associating themselves with, the raising of any fund in pursuance of any object whatsoever. So far as Union Territories and attached and Subordinate Offices under the Home Ministry are concerned sanction is hereby accorded to the level of Sub-Divisional Officers and Head of Departments to associate themselves with the raising of the above fund. Heads of Department and District Magistrates are further empowered under Rule 9 of the AIS (Conduct) Rules/Rule 9 (now Rule 12) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules to accord sanction to such other officers working under them as they consider suitable, to associate themselves with raising contributions etc. to the said Fund.

3. The Ministries of the Government of India may accord sanction to the Heads of Departments to associate themselves with the raising of this Fund. Ministries may also empower Heads of Departments to accord similar sanction to such Government servants working under them as may be required to assist them in this connection.

[MHA OM No. F.25/64/62-Ests.(A) dated 1.11.1962]