India, March 21 -- A day after the Delhi assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta flagged a section of officers' non-responsive behaviour, the government has directed officers to promptly respond to communications from MPs and MLAs and warned them of disciplinary action if they failed to do so.

"The matter has been viewed seriously by the chief secretary," said a circular issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Delhi government.

It added that the government has issued comprehensive instructions regarding engagement and protocols while dealing with MLAs and MPs.

"There should be no occasion that MLAs or Members of Parliament are constrained to make such complaints. Non-compliance to these instructions will invite commensurat...