Rule 3C: After the recent amendment, what does sexual harassment in government office mean?

THE government has amended the definition of sexual harassment as described under Rule 3-C of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, through a notification dated November 19, 2014. According to the amended rules for government servants, the prohibition of sexual harassment of working women includes the following:

Amended Rules: Lokpal chairperson could now be selected from a smaller pool of shortlisted candidates

THE government last month quietly amended earlier rules regarding search committee for choosing Lokpal chairperson and members, making it easier for the selection panel to finalize the chairperson and members from a fewer number of short-listed persons. According to a notification dated August 27, 2014, the words “The Search Committee shall” got substituted by the words “The Search Committee shall, as far as possible,” making it flexible for the search panel to recommend…