RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

PLEASE NOTE

The information provided under the Act is available to the citizens of India only. Applications should be submitted along with documentary proof of Indian Citizenship in the prescribed way. More information is available at http://rti.gov.in.

It may also be pointed out that as per section 6(1) (a) of the RTI Act, 2005, a person who desires to obtain information under the Act is required to submit the application to the Information Officer of the "concerned public authority". Applicants are, therefore, advised to send their requests under the RTI Act to the Embassy only when the subject matter can reasonably be presumed to pertain to the Embassy.

ROUTINE ENQUIRIES ON CONSULAR MATTERS ARE DEALT BY THE CONSULAR SECTION THROUGH BLS INTERNATIONAL, BARCELONA. KINDLY VISIT BLS INTERNATIONAL OFFICE IN BARCELONA FOR CONSULAR QUERIES. 

Text of the Act

http://righttoinformation.gov.in/rti-act.pdf

ELECTRONIC INDIAN POSTAL ORDER

The Department of Personnel and Training and Department of Posts have launched a service called e -IPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order) to enable Indian Citizens abroad to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying the fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal.

This facility has been provided for Indian Citizens abroad to enable them to purchase a Postal Order electronically to seek information under the RTI Act, 2005. This facility has been extended to Indian citizens residing in India also with effect from 13.02.2014. The facility is only for purchasing an Indian Postal Order electronically.

The User needs to get himself registered at the website. He has to select the Ministry/Department from whom he desires to seek the information under the RTI Act and the e-IPO so generated can be used to seek information from that Ministry/Department only. Further, an e-IPO so generated must be used only once with an RTI application. A printout of the e-IPO is required to beattached with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, e-IPO is required to be attached as an attachment.

The link to the e-Post Office Portal is:

http://www.epostoffice.gov.in

DETAILS OF DESIGNATED OFFICERS UNDER RTI ACT