Embassy of India

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Right to Information

Applications seeking information under the Act may be sent along with the prescribed fee in Dollars, equivalent to Indian Rs.10/- in cheque or demand draft favoring Embassy of India, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. [The official Rupee-Dollar conversion rate for the current month of April, 2022 is US $ 1 = Rs. 76.8300] and sent to the following address:- Embassy of India, 5 Avenues Monseigneur Augouard & Bayardelles Cathedral neighbourhood, Centre-Ville, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. 
 

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.)

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. 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.

For more information visit at http://rti.gov.in 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMBASSY REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 4 (i) b OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

Payment of RTI fee online - Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO)
The scheme of Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO) has been launched by the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in association with Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). This would enable the Indian citizens abroad to pay the RTI fee online.

An Indian Postal Order can be purchased electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal or through India Post website. The web-links for payment are:

• https://www.indiapost.gov.in 

• https://www.epostoffice.gov.in 

The Credit Card or Debit Card of any bank powered by Visa/ Master can be used for this purpose.

Procedure
The RTI applicant is required to register on the website to create his/ her profile. Then he has to choose the Ministry/ Department from whom he desires to seek information under the RTI Act. The eIPO is generated which can be used to seek information from that Ministry/ Department only. A printout of the eIPO is required to be attached with the RTI application sent in hard copy. In case RTI application is filed electronically, the eIPO is enclosed as an attachment. The profile is required to be created during the first time only.

The RTI application accompanied by an eIPO is similar in all respects to the RTI application accompanied by fees through any other approved mode. All the provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions etc; as provided in the RTI Act, 2005 continue to apply.

Currently, this facility is available only for Indian Citizens living anywhere other than in India. By this measure, those living abroad would be facilitated to seek information under the RTI Act, 2005. It is hoped that in future, this facility would be extended to all citizens within the country too. Any public authority which accepts a postal order should also accept an eIPO.

Voting Right to Indian citizens living abroad

Under Section-20 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, inserted vide Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010, every overseas elector of India, i.e., (i) whose name is not included in the electoral roll; (ii) who has not acquired the citizenship of any other country; and (iii) who is absenting from his place of ordinary residence in India owing to his employment, education or otherwise, is entitled to have his/her name registered in the electoral roll of his/her constituency w.e.f. 10th February 2011. Prescribed application form i.e. Form-6A for registration in the Electoral Roll along with guidelines for the applicants is available on the website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) i.e. http://eci.nic.in 

• Read FAQs by clicking at http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/FAQs_25102013.aspx 

• Procedure for Electronic Indian Postal Order Service for RTI