MLAs, MPs - observance of courtesies and promptness
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Instructions
are being issued from time to time regarding observance of courtesies by the
officers in their dealings with the Members of the State Legislature and
Parliament. Consolidated instructions in the matter were supplied to all
Departments recently. The instructions, inter-alia, provide that when a request
for information is received from Members of Parliament or State Legislature on
details of administration or any other factual information, the officer should
immediately acknowledge it in a letter and tell the Member that a reply would
be sent shortly and accordingly send it as soon as possible. But still there
are complaints that there is delay in sending replies to the letters from the
Legislators. It is, therefore, emphasized once again that there should be no
delay in attending to the letters from the Members of Parliament and State
Legislature and every effort should be taken to send a reply expeditiously.
