1.    The Right to Information act, 2005 (Full text)

2.    Designated Public Authorities for receiving applications under Right to Information Act, 2005

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Shri Manohar Gangesh
First Secretary (Consular)
Tel-0098 21 88529313
Fax- 0098 21 88755973/88745557
E-mail- cons.tehran@mea.gov.in

Appellate Authority

Shri Sibi George
Deputy Chief of Mission
Tel-0098 21 88747702/88735172
Fax- 0098 21 88755973/88745557
E-mail- s.george@mea.gov.in

3.   Applications seeking information under the Act may be sent along with the prescribed fee in US Dollars or Iranian Rials, equivalent to Indian Rs.10/- in cheque or demand draft favoring Embassy of India, Tehran.

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

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.

4.   Information about Embassy of India, Tehran, required under Section 4 (1) (B) of the RTI Act, 2005