Observance of Flag Day by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony – Participation of Government servants – Permission under Rule 12 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964.

6) Observance of Flag Day by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony – Participation of Government servants – Permission under Rule 12 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964.

2. The National Foundation for Communal Harmony has been set up for promoting communal harmony and particularly for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of children rendered orphans and destitutes in communal violence. The Foundation has been engaging in efforts to collect contributions and observes every year a ‘Fund Raising Week’ and ‘Flag Day’. Clarifications have been sought whether Central Government servants could be associated with or involved in the above fund raising efforts of the Foundation.

3. The matter has been examined and keeping in view the objectives of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, the Government of India has decided to relax the provisions of Rule 12 to allow Central Government servants to participate in the fund raising efforts of the Foundation on a voluntary basis.

[DOPT OM No. 11013/9/95-Estt.(A), dated 02.11.1995]