FUNDAMENTAL RULES

There are a total of 130 Fundamental Rules staring from Fundamental Rule - 1 (FR-1) to Fundamental Rule - 130 (FR-130). The list of all these 130 Fundamental Rules applicable to the central Govt. employees is
given below. Please click on the number of respective Fundamental Rules to view details in a separate page.

Introduction & Definitions

Deputation out of India

FR - 1 > Introduction to Fundamental Rules

FR - 2 > Applicability of Fundamental Rules
FR - 3 > Exception to application of Fundamental
Rules
FR - 4 >
FR - 5 >
FR - 5A > Relaxation from application of Fundamental
Rules
FR - 6 > Delegation of power under Fundamental
Rules
FR - 7 > Consultation with Ministry of Finance
FR - 8 > Power of interpretation of Fundamental Rules
FR - 9 > Definition of various terms

FR - 50 > Requirement of approval from central Govt.

FR - 51 > Pay and allowances
(1) Pay in India while on deputation abroad
(2) Compensatory allowances in the foreign country
(3) Exchange rate
FR - 51A > Deputation abroad to hold a regular post

General Conditions of Service

FR - 10 > Requirement of Medical Certificate
FR - 11 > Govt. service is whole time employment
FR - 12 > Cessation of Lien
FR - 13 > Retention of Lien
FR - 14 > Termination / Transfer of Lien
FR - 15 > Transfer of Service by President
FR - 16 > Contribution to PF and Pension
FR - 17 > Drawl of Pay and Allowances
FR - 17A > Unauthorized absence - break in service
FR - 18 > Leave not to exceed 5 years

Pay and Pay Fixation

FR - 19 > Pay not to exceed sanctioned pay
FR - 20 > Pay during training / course of study

Dismissal/Removal/Suspension
FR - 52 > Cessation of pay and allowances
FR - 53 > Entitlements on suspension
FR - 54 > Pay on reinstatement on appeal
FR - 54A > Pay on reinstatement by court order
FR - 54B > Pay on reinstatement on due course
FR - 55 > No leave while under suspension

Retirement
FR - 56 > Retirement
(a) Date of retirement of Govt. employees
(b) Date of retirement for workmen
(c)
(d) No extension in service beyond retirement
(e) - (h)
(i) Military officer in civil department
(j) Premature retirement of Gr. A & B officers
(k) Self retirement by Gr. A & B officers
(l) Premature retirement of Class III staff
(m) Self retirement by Class III staff
FR - 57 >

FR - 21 >
FR - 22 > Pay fixation (CLICK HERE for Pay
Fixation Rules)
FR - 23 > Change of pay of a post implies transfer
FR - 24 > Drawl / Withheld f increment
FR - 25 >
FR - 26 > Counting of service for increment
FR - 27 > Grant of premature increment
FR - 28 > Pay on reduction to lower post/grade
FR - 29 > Period of reduction to be specified
FR - 29A > Pay on setting aside the order of reduction
FR - 30 >
FR - 31 > Pay on discovery of erroneous appointment
FR - 32 >
FR - 33 > Pay on officiating in a post with personal pay
FR - 34 >
FR - 35 > Limit for officiating pay
FR - 36 > Acting promotion
FR - 37 > Adjustment of personal pay
FR - 38 >
FR - 39 > Pay of temporary posts not likely to be
permanent
FR - 40 > Pay of temporary posts likely to be
permanent
FR - 41 >
FR - 42 >
FR - 43 >

Additions to Pay
FR - 44 > Compensatory allowances
FR - 45 > Residential accommodation
FR - 45A > Licence fee for Govt. employees
FR - 45B > Licence fee for others
FR - 45C > Emoluments for determination of licence

Leave
FR
58
to
FR
104
Note - These Fundamental Rules have since became more of obsolete/historic
in nature and have been taken over by the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972.
CLICK HERE to view CCS (Leave) Rules

Joining Time
FR
105
to
FR
107
Note - These Fundamental Rules have since became more of obsolete/historic
in nature and have been taken over by the CCS (Joining Time) Rules, 1979
CLICK
HERE
to
view
CCS
(Joining
Time)
Rules
FR
108
>
No
pay
after
expire
of
joining
time
FR - 108A > Joining time on appointment

Foreign Service*
* This has different meaning than what is meant literally. In other words, it is
not service abroad, but has a meaning as defined under FR - 9(7)
FR
109
>
Applicability
of
FR-110
to
FR-127
FR
110
>
Sanction
of
transfer
to
foreign
service
FR - 111 > Admissibility of transfer to foreign service
FR - 112 > Transfer to foreign service while on leave
FR
113
>
Continuity
in
own
cadre
during
f.s
FR
114
>
Drawl
of
during
foreign
service
FR
115
>
Contribution
for
pension
and
leave
FR - 116 > Rate of contribution for pension and leave
FR
117
>
Basis
for
fixing
rate
of
contribution
FR
118
>
FR
119
>
Remittance
of
contribution
and
interest
FR - 120 > No right to withhold or refund contribution
FR - 121 > No gratuity / pension from foreign employer
FR
122
>
Leave
during
foreign
service
in
India
FR - 123 > Leave during foreign service outside India
FR - 124 > Pay during f.s not considered for pay fixation
FR
125
>
Return
from
foreign
service

fee
FR - 46(a) > Permission to receive fees
FR - 46(b) > Grant of honorarium
FR - 46(c) > Both fees and honorarium
FR - 46A > Fee received by Medical Officers
FR - 47 > Honorarium to Medical Officers
FR - 48 > When permission not required to receive fees
FR - 48A > Restriction in applying for patents

Combination of Appointment*

FR - 126 > Pay and contribution after return

FR - 127 > Recovery of cost for additional establishment

from

f.s

Service under Local Fund*

* Local Fund has been defined under FR-9(14) and bears the same meaning
here.
FR
128
>
FR
129
>
FR - 130 >

* This topic is different from combination of past

service
FR - 49 > Pay on officiating appointment
(i) Full Charge of higher post
(ii) Dual charges of identical posts in same cadre
(iii) Additional charge outside office/cadre
(iv) Limit on pay and additional pay
(v) No additional pay for routine duties
(vi) Compensatory and Sumptuary allowances
CLICK HERE to see the list of SUPPLEMENTARY RULES

SUPPLEMENTARY RULES
There are a total of 335 Supplementary Rules staring from Supplementary Rule - 1 (FR-1) to Supplementary Rule - 130 (FR-335) which have been
made by the President under various Fundamental Rules. The list of all these 335 Supplementary Rules applicable to the central Govt. employees is

given below.
Please click on the number of respective Supplementary Rules to view details in a separate page.

Group - 1

Group - 7

SR - 1 > Applicability of Supplementary Rules

SR - 2 > Definitions of various terms
SR - 3 > Format of medical fitness certificate
SR - 4 > Authority for issue of medical fitness certificate
SR - 4A > Exemption from medical fitness certificate

SR
293
to
SR
306
These Supplementary Rules are related to various provisions of
joining time applicable for the central Govt. employees and have been
covered separately as CCS (Joining Time) Rules, 1979 under the
major
topic
"Misc.".
CLICK HERE to view CCS (Joining Time) Rules, 1979

Group - 2
SR - 5 > Cessation of allowance on vacation of post
SR - 6 > Leave and Temporary Transfer
SR - 7 > Allowance during leave and temporary transfer
SR - 7C > Allowance during joining time
SR - 8 >

Group - 3
SR - 9 > Credit of fee received by Medical Officers
SR - 10 > Acceptance of fee by Medical Officers
SR - 11 > Acceptance of fee by others
SR - 12 > Credit of fee received by others
SR - 13 >
SR - 14 >
SR - 15 >
SR - 16 >

Group - 4
SR
17
to
SR
195
These Supplementary Rules are related to Traveling
Allowance (TA) for the central Govt. employees and have been
covered separately under the major topic "Allowances".
CLICK HERE to view TRAVELING ALLOWANCE

Group - 5
SR - 196 > Service record of gazetted employees

Group - 8
SR - 307 > Interest on overdue f.s. contribution
SR - 307A > TA for joining on foreign service and back

Group - 9
SR - 308 > Delegation of power under FR - 4 & FR - 6
SR - 309 > Presumption of consent of finmin for FR - 7
SR - 310 > Conditions for delegation of power

Group - 10
SR - 311 > Allotment of residence to a post
SR - 312 > Occupation of residence allotted u/SR-311
SR - 313 > Suspension of allotment made u/SR-311
SR - 314 >
SR - 315 > Exchange of residence allotted u/SR-311
SR - 316 > Occupation during temporary absence
SR - 316A > Occupation after death/retirement
SR - 317 > Applicability of SR - 311 to SR - 316A
SR - 317B > Allotment of Govt. Residences (General
Pool in Delhi) Rules, 1963

Group - 11
SR - 318 > Estimation of present value u/FR-45A
SR - 319 > Expenditure for site preparation u/FR-45A
SR - 320 > Fittings for the purpose of FR-45A

SR - 197 > Service record of non-gazetted employees

SR - 198 > Maintenance of Service Books
SR - 199 > Recording of entries in the Service Book
SR - 200 > Entry for suspension and service interruption
SR - 201 > Entry of personal character not required
SR - 202 > Verification of Service Book by employees
SR - 203 > Entry for transfer to foreign service
SR - 204 >
SR - 205 >

Group - 6
SR
206
to
SR
292
These Supplementary Rules are related to various types of leave for
the central Govt. employees and have been covered separately as
CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 under the major topic "Leave".
CLICK HERE to view CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972

SR - 321 > Std. licence fee of leased accommodation

SR - 322 > Std. l.f of Govt. owned accommodation
SR - 323 > Addition/Alteration of licence fee
SR - 324 > Recalculation of licence fee
SR - 325 > Licence fee for additional services
SR - 326 > Effective date for FR-45A & SR-318 to 325

Group - 12
SR - 327 > Estimation of present value u/FR-45B
SR - 328 > Expenditure for site preparation u/FR-45B
SR - 329 > Fittings for the purpose of FR-45B
SR - 330 > Std. licence fee of leased accommodation
SR - 331 > Std. l.f of Govt. owned accommodation
SR - 332 > Addition/Alteration of licence fee
SR - 333 > Recalculation of licence fee
SR - 334 > Licence fee for additional services
SR - 335 > Effective date for FR-45B & SR-327 to 335