CONDUCT, DISCIPLINE AND APPEAL RULES 2006 - BSNL ...

and rights in India or elsewhere and give assignments and transfers to theCompany or its nominees as may be directed by the Company.(3) Letter of patent, if taken out shall belong to the Company, and anyremuneration payable to the employee for any such invention, discoveryor modification shall be at the discretion of the Company.Rule 15.GIFTS(1) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, no employee shall accept orpermit any member of his family or any other person acting on his behalf,to accept any gift.Explanation:The expression ‘Gift’ shall include free transport, boarding, lodging orother service or any other pecuniary advantage when provided by anyperson other than a near relative or a personal friend having no officialdealings with the employee. However, a causal meal or lift or other socialhospitality shall not be deemed to be a gift.Note: An employee shall avoid acceptance of lavish hospitality orfrequent hospitality from any individual or firm having officialdealings with him.(2) On occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, funerals or religiousfunctions, when the making of gifts is in conformity with the prevailingreligious or social practice, an employee may accept gifts from his nearrelatives or from his personal friends having no official dealings with him,but he shall make a report to the competent authority if the value of anygift exceeds:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)Rs.2, 000/- in case of Group ‘D’ and Group ‘C’ category. (Non-Executives)Rs.5, 000/- in case of Group ‘B’ and above up to JAG category.Rs.8, 000/- in case of SAG and HAG category.Rs.10, 000/- in case of CMD and Board Directors (Full Time).(3) Gift received from foreign dignitaries/firms may be retained by therecipient if the value thereof does not exceed the amount mentioned inPara (2) above for different categories. The same shall, however, beintimated to the competent authority.(4) In any other case, an employee of the Company shall not accept or permitany other member of his family or any other person acting on his behalf toaccept any gift without the sanction of the competent authority if the valuethereof exceeds the amount mentioned in Para (2) above for differentcategories.(5) When more than one gift has been received from the same person/firmwithin a period of twelve months the matter shall be reported to the14BSNL CDA RULES 2006 (Updated upto 24-01-2013)