By Naz Asghar New Delhi, Jul 3 (UNI) Shaken by the latest incident of one more of its diplomats inviting charges of mistreatment of staff, the Ministry of External Affairs has swung into action, issuing a new circular requiring the officers posted abroad to do full reporting about the terms and conditions of employing domestic helps. According to the new instructions, the diplomats will now have to submit the copy of contract regarding the payment to IBDA (India based domestic assistants) and their working conditions, sources in the MEA told UNI. Earlier, engaging a domestic help used to be a private affair between the employer and the employee. However, after the Devyani Khobragade episode and the latest incident of a staff complaining of assault by the wife of India's High Commissioner to New Zealand Ravi Thapar, who has since been recalled, the Ministry has ensured that it was kept in the loop about the domestic helps taken abroad by its officers. The MEA had last week said it had taken the New Zealand High Commissioner episode very seriously. Sources said the 'reinforced circular' would ensure that the officers were aware of their responsibility towards their domestic helps, and moreover, it would also provide a safeguard for them too as things in written about the terms and conditions of employing domestic helps would come to their help in case of any false claims. There were media reports about 43 officers being under scanner over their conduct, but when asked about it, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said these were 'absolutely' baseless reports. 'There were only 27 cases in which complaints had been filed and majority of those charged were not of diplomatic rank. Moreover,in most of the cases complaints were of very minor nature and were found without having any basis.' More UNI NAZ RSA SB 1518