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Right to Information

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Right To Information Act 

It may be noted that information provided under the Act is available to citizens of India only. Applications should be submitted along with documentary proof of Indian Citizenship (like copy of personal particulars pages of passport.) More information is available at http://rti.gov.in  Applications can be also be submitted Online at www.rtionline.gov.in 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA , REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 4(1)(B) OF THE RTI ACT, 2005

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 Consulate only when the subject matter can reasonably be presumed to pertain to the Consulate. While section 6(3) provides for the transfer of an application by a receiving PIO to another [concerned] PIO, this is clearly meant to cover situations where the application is addressed to a PIO on the assumption that it has been directed to the concerned PIO. Where the information required obviously does not pertain to the Embassy, the application may be addressed to the concerned PIO directly. The application should be supported by the proof of Indian citizenship.

Contact details of officers for addressing applications under Right to Information Act, 2005:-
CPIO :
Suresh Kumar Sharma
Consul / Head of Chancery
Suite No. 1211, Fairmont Olympic Hotel,
411 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Email: hoc.seattle@mea.gov.in


First Appellate Authority:
Prakash Gupta
Consul General
Suite No. 1211, Fairmont Olympic Hotel,
411 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Email: cg.seattle@mea.gov.in