Now following limits are applicable for receiving gifts for those govt. employees who are covered under “All India Services (Conduct) rules,1968 as amended by All India Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 2015“:
- A member of the service may accept gifts from his near relatives or from his personal friends having no official dealings with them, on occasions such as wedding, anniversaries, funerals and religious functions when the making of gifts is in conformity with the prevailing religious and social practice, but he shall make a report to the Government if the value of such gift exceeds INR.25,000/- (earlier INR 5,000/-).
- No member of the service shall accept any gift without the sanction of the Government if the value of gift exceeds INR 5,000/- (earlier INR 1,000/-) except as in Sl.No.1 above.