RTI Act



Right to Information Act 2005
Right to Information Act 2005 mandates timely response to Indian citizens seeking information from the Government of India.
Information about the Embassy of India, Bogota, required under Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act, 2005
Contact details of officers for addressing applications under the Right to Information Act, 2005 are given below:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Mr. V.S. Ramalingam
Counsellor(Political & Consular)
Tel. (57 1) 6373259
Fax (57 1) 6373451
Appellate Authority
Mr. R.V. Warjri
Ambassador of India
Tel: (57 1) 6373293
Fax (57 1) 6373451
Applications seeking information under the Act may be sent along with the prescribed fee in Colombian Pesos 1000 or US$ 1 in cheque or demand draft favouring Embassy of India, Bogota or through Bank transfer as per details given below:
Colombian Pesos Account No. 007396807
US dollars Account No. 1516
Helm Bank, Bogota
In favour of EMBAJADA DE LA INDIA
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 of pages of passport). More information, including the full text of the Act, 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 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. Where the information required obviously does not pertain to the Embassy, the application may be addressed to the concerned PIO directly. While Section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005 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 correct PIO, in the first instance.