Information required under Section 4(1)(B) of RTI Act, 2005
| S. No. | Item | Details of disclosure | Proposed Information |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1 | Particulars of its organisation, functions and duties [Section 4(1)(b)(i)] | (i) Name and address of the Organization | Embassy of India Tashkent, Address 16, Kara- Bulak (Vakhshskaya) street, |
(ii) Head of the organization | Ambassador of India | ||
(iii) Vision, Mission and Key objectives | Protecting India’s national interests in the country of his/her posting; Promoting friendly relations with the receiving state as also its people, including NRI / PIOs; Reporting accurately on developments in the country of posting which are likely to influence the formulation of India’s policies; Negotiating agreements on various issues with the authorities of the receiving state; and Extending consular facilities to foreigners and Indian nationals abroad. | ||
(iv) Function and duties | Embassy functions within the purview of business allocated to the Ministry of External Affairs under the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules and Transaction of Business Rules. The functions of the Embassy inter alia include political and economic cooperation, trade and investment promotion, scientific & technological cooperation, cultural interaction, press and media liaison, and consular operations including PIOs/NRIs, in bilateral and multilateral contexts. | ||
(i) Powers and duties of officers (administrative, | The Embassy is headed by Ambassador of India and has following five Wings: (i) Political (ii) Economic & Commercial (iii) Chancery (including Administration) (iv) Consular & (v) Culture Each Wing is headed by a First Secretary/Second Secretary rank officer. General Administrative powers are derived from IFS (PLCA) Rules, as amended from time to time. Financial powers of the Officers of the Embassy of India have been detailed in the Delegated Financial powers of the Government of India Representatives Abroad. Other powers are derived from the Passport Act of India. The Officers of the Embassy function under the guidance and supervision of the Ambassador. | ||
1.2 | Power and duties of its officers and employees | (i) Process of decision making Identify key decision making | Decision making points varies from case to case, however, all decisions are taken under supervision of Ambassador, as per approved Government policies/ guidelines on the subject matter/ Allocation of |
(ii) Final decision-making authority | Ambassador of India, Tashkent | ||
1.3 | Procedure followed in decision making process | (i) Related provisions, acts, rules etc. | IFS PLCA rules and annexures Delegated Financial Powers of Government of India Representatives abroad Rules Passport Act Manuals of Office Procedures Other Central Government Rules and manuals published byCentral Government. |
(ii) Time limit for taking a decision, if any | Immediate or within the prescribed time limit as specified. | ||
1.4 | Norms for discharge of functions [Section 4(1)(b)(iv)] | Norms are set under the instruction and supervision of the Ambassador. | |
1.5 | Rules, regulations, instructions manual and records for discharging functions | (i) Acts/ Rules manuals etc. | Passport Manual Visa Manual |
(i) Categories of documents | As per DoPT guidelines. | ||
(ii) Custodian of documents/categories | Heads of Divisions | ||
1.6 | Categories of documents held by the authority under its control | Classified documents/files relating to India relations with Uzbekistan Unclassified documents/files including joint statements,declarations, agreements and MoUs between India and Uzbekistan Passport and consular services application forms | |
1.7 | Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof | Embassy of India functions within the norms of Indian Foreign policy formulated by the Ministry of External Affairs. Policy is implemented by the Embassy under the guidance and supervision of the Ambassador. | |
1.8 | A statement of Boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public | Embassy interacts regularly with representatives of Indian community, think tanks, academic community and others. | |
1.9 | A directory of its officers and employees | List of Officers is given at Annexure-I | |
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| The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations | A statement of monthly remuneration is at Annexure-II | |
1.11 | The budget allocated to each of its agency indicating the particulars of all plans proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made | The budget figures for the Financial Year 2022-23 are given in the statement at Annexure-III | |
1.12 | The manner of execution of subsidy programs including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programs | Embassy of India does not have any subsidy program. | |
1.13 | Particular of Recipients of concessions, permit or authorization granted by it | No concession/permits are granted by Embassy of India | |
1.14 | Details in respect of the information available to or held by it reduced in an electronic form | The Embassy website has the required information. Embassy also makes available to interested individual various information on:
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1.15 | The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information including the working hours of a library or reading room if maintained for public use | The Embassy open from 0930 am to 0530 pm from Monday to Friday. The holidays observed by the Embassy are given on the website https://eoi.gov.in/tashkent/?pdf2338?000 | |
