23. EXEMPTION UNDER SR 12
23.1
As per instructions existing at present, following payments received by Scientists /Employees will not be subject to deduction under SR 12
23.1.1 The premium awarded for any essay on plan in public competitions
23.1.2 Any reward offered for the arrest of a criminal or for information on special services in connection with the administration of justice
23.1.3 Any reward payable in accordance with the provisions of any Act, Regulation of Rue framed thereunder,
23.1.4 Any reward sanctioned for services in connection with the administration of the Customs and Excise laws.
23.1.5 Any fee payable to a Council employee for duties which he is required to perform in his official capacity under any special or local law or by order of CSIR,
23.1.6 Unearned income such as income from property, dividends and interest on securities.
23.1.7 Income from literary, cultural, artistic, scientific or technological efforts
23.1.8 Sales proceeds or royalties on a book which is a mere compilation of Government rules, regulations and procedures. However, the provisions contained in SR 12 can be relaxed, with the concurrence of Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, provided that a certificate is furnished by the Ministry / Department concerned at the level not below the rank of Joint Secretary, to the effect that such a book is not a mere compilation of Government rules, regulations and procedures but it reveals the author's scholarly study of the subject. If the officer in whose case the exemption under SR 12 is sought is himself of the status of a Joint Secretary, the Certificate should be furnished by a next higher officer;
23.1.9 Income derived by performing clerical, administrative or technical functions for private bodies including those engaged in literary, cultural, artistic, scientific, charitable or sports activities.
23.1.10 Scholarships or stipend during study leave or otherwise by a Council Employee from a source other than Consolidated Fund of India or that of a State. Union Territory for the purpose of prosecuting a course of study or receiving specialized training in professional or technical subjects;
23.1.11 Writing of reports, papers or study reports on selected subjects for international bodies like the UNO, UNESCO, etc.
Payments received by Council Employee for writing of reports, papers or study reports or selected subjects for International bodies like UNO, UNESCO, etc., are not subject to crediting one-third of the amount under SR 12 to the general revenues. The matter has been further considered and it has been decided, in consultation with the Ministry of Finance, that in cases where a council Employee writes a paper or a report, etc., aided by knowledge acquired by him in the course of his service on behalf of the United Nations and other International Agencies and such report has been written as an outcome of short-term consultancy, the amount paid by the agency on account of such work shall also be exempted from the cut under SR 12.
23.1.12 Fees received by a Council Employee from recognized universities and other statutory bodies like Institute of Chartered Accountants for the performance by the Council Employees of work connected with the examinations conducted by these bodies or for delivering lectures; fees received by a Council Employee in connection with similar services from public sector undertakings or autonomous bodies which are wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Government.
23.1.13 Fees received in the form of traveling, conveyance, daily or subsistence allowance, etc., if the competent authority is satisfied that the amounts received by the Council Employee are not a source of profit;
23.1.14 Income derived by a Council Employee from exploitation of patent or invention taken out by him with the permission of competent authority;
23.1.15 When a Government department undertakes the work for a non-Government organization and in its turn, assigns the work to the officials suited for the purpose and pays them at the rates approved by Government;
23.1.16 Income from books, articles, papers and lectures on literacy, cultural, artistic, technological and scientific subjects including management sciences; and
23.1.17 Income from occasional participation in sports, games and athletic activities as players, referees, umpires or managers of the teams.
23.2
Except for the payments received and exempt from application of SR 12 as above, all other cases shall be examines on their merit subject to the application or Rules and Regulations.(For detailed orders, refer Appendix I)