Government has laid down specific timeline for completing enquiry against officers and members of All India Services, AIS, in a time-bound manner. As per the amended rules, a time limit of six months has been fixed for completion of departmental enquiry and submission of report. <br/><br/>In case it is not possible to complete the enquiry within six months for justifiable reasons, additional time limit of six months at one time can be granted. Further, 30 days' timeline has been fixed for the delinquent officers to give their representation to the charge-sheet which can be extended to not more than 30 days. In any case, no extension will be provided beyond 90 days. <br/><br/>Minister of State for Department of Personnel, Dr Jitendra Singh said the AIS Rules have been amended keeping with the spirit of the NDA government to bring in more accountability and time-bound completion of every exercise. He said it will strengthen the culture of working within deadlines.