Month: April 2025

Information under Section 4(1)(B) of RTI Act, 2005

S. No.	Item	Details of Disclosure
1	Particulars of its organisation, functions and duties [Section 4(1)(b)(i)]	(i) Name and address of the Organization: Embassy of India Tashkent, House No. 5, Bakht Street, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent-100059, Uzbekistan(ii) Head of the organization: Ambassador of India(iii) Vision, Mission and Key Objectives: Protecting India’s national interests in the country of his/her posting Promoting friendly relations with the receiving state and its people, including NRI/PIOs Reporting accurately on developments likely to influence India’s policy Negotiating agreements with the receiving state Extending consular facilities to foreigners and Indian nationals abroad (iv) Function and Duties: The Embassy functions within the purview of business allocated to the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Functions include political and economic cooperation, trade and investment promotion, scientific and technological cooperation, cultural interaction, press and media liaison, and consular operations including PIOs/NRIs, in both bilateral and multilateral contexts. (v) Powers and Duties of Officers: The Embassy is headed by the Ambassador and has the following five wings: Political Economic & Commercial Chancery (including Administration) Consular Culture Each wing is headed by a First Secretary/Second Secretary. General administrative powers come from IFS (PLCA) Rules. Financial powers are defined in the Delegated Financial Powers. Officers also function under the Passport Act and under the guidance of the Ambassador.
2	Power and duties of its officers and employees	(i) Process of Decision Making: Varies case-by-case. All decisions are under the supervision of the Ambassador and based on Government policies and Allocation of Business Rules.(ii) Final Decision-Making Authority: Ambassador of India, Tashkent
3	Procedure followed in decision making process	(i) Related Provisions, Acts, Rules: IFS PLCA Rules and annexures Delegated Financial Powers of Government of India Passport Act Manuals of Office Procedures Other Central Government Rules (ii) Time limit for decision making: Immediate or within prescribed time limits
4	Norms for discharge of functions [Section 4(1)(b)(iv)]	Norms are set under the instructions and supervision of the Ambassador
5	Rules, regulations, instruction manuals and records for discharging functions	(i) Acts/Rules Manuals: Passport Manual Visa Manual (ii) Categories of Documents: As per DoPT guidelines (iii) Custodian of Documents: Heads of Divisions
6	Categories of documents held by the authority	Classified files on India-Uzbekistan relations Unclassified documents: joint statements, MoUs, agreements Passport and consular services forms
7	Arrangement for consultation with public	The Embassy implements policy under the Ministry of External Affairs’ guidance. Public consultation is through regular interaction with community representatives.
8	Boards, councils, committees and other bodies	The Embassy regularly interacts with Indian community representatives, think tanks, and academics. Meetings are not public.
9	Directory of officers and employees	Available at Annexure-I
10	Monthly remuneration of officers and employees	Details provided in Annexure-II
11	Budget allocation and disbursements	Details for FY 2022–23 provided in Annexure-III
12	Execution of subsidy programs	No subsidy programs are executed by the Embassy
13	Recipients of concessions or authorizations	No concessions/permits granted by the Embassy
14	Information in electronic form	Information is available on: Embassy website Pravasi Bhartiya (Telegram) India in Tashkent (Facebook)
15	Facilities available to citizens for information	The Embassy is open from 09:30 AM to 05:30 PM, Monday to Friday. List of holidays is available at: Embassy Holiday List

Right to Information

Annexure I

S.No	Name	Designation	Contact Details
1	Ms. Smita Pant	Ambassador	amb.tashkent@mea.gov.in
2	Shri Alok Pandey	Minister/PR to SCO-RATS	prrats.tashkent@mea.gov.in
3	Shri Namo Narayan Meena	SS & HOC	hoc.tashkent@mea.gov.in
4	Shri S.L. Mallik	SS (Pol & Com)	pol.tashkent@mea.gov.in
5	Shri Shibu Verghese Abraham	SS (Consular)	cons.tashkent@mea.gov.in
6	Col. Vikram Raina	Defence Attaché	da.tashkent@mea.gov.in
7	Shri M. Srinivasan	SS(ITEC)/PPS and Acting Director (LBSCIC)	Itec.tashkent@mea.gov.in
8	Ms. Anu Rawat	SS/PPS to Ambassador	amboffice.tashkent@mea.gov.in
9	Shri Kirti Singh Rawat	Attache (Admin, Pol & PIC) & DDO	admin.tashkent@mea.gov.in
10	Shri Binod Kumar Prajapati	Attaché (Comm) & Project	com.tashkent@mea.gov.in
11	Shri Deepanshu	Attache (Accounts)	accounts.tashkent@mea.gov.in
12	Shri Mohammad Adil	ASO (GA)	ga.tashkent@mea.gov.in
13	Shri Puneet Yadav	ASO (Pol)	polsec.tashkent@mea.gov.in
14	Shri Kishan Lal	PA to SS (Pol & Com)	Info.tashkent@mea.gov.in
15	Shri Gopal Sharma	PA to SS(Cons)	cons.tashkent@mea.gov.in
16	Shri Dheeraj Kumar Soni	ASO(Consular)	cons.tashkent@mea.gov.in
17	Shri Sumesh M.	Office Superintendent	os.tashkent@mea.gov.in
18	Shri Surya Bhushan	ASO to PR to SCO-RATS	prrats.tashkent@mea.gov.in
19	Shri Vikram Singh	IBSA
20	Shri Vijendra Kumar.	IBSA

 

Annexure-II

Embassy of India

Tashkent

Monthly Remuneration of India Based Officers/Officials

#	Sanctioned Post	Number of Posts	Entry Level of Pay
1	Ambassador	1	144200-218200
2	Minister/PR	1	144200-218200
3	DefenceAttache	1	123100-215900
4	Second Secretary	3	67700-208700
5	Second Secretary (PPS)	2	67700-208700
6	Attache	2	56100-177500
7	Personal Assistant	1	53100-167800
8	Personal Assistant	1	44900-142400
9	Assistant	5	44900-142400
10	Office Superintendent	1	47600-151100
11	Security Assistant	1	25500-81100
12	Security Assistant	1	18000-56900

Annexure-III

Embassy of India

Tashkent

The BE 2025-26 allocation in respect of your Mission/Post has been approved by the competent authority are as follows:-

S. No.	Head	Amount (Rs. in Thousands)
1	Salaries	34800
2	Rewards	770
3	Allowance	123091
4	LTC	238
5	Wages	416
6	Medical	2067
7	Local Tours	1450
8	TE (Others)	6406
9	Office Expenses	10500
10	Motor Vehicle	0
11	Furniture & Fixture	440
12	Fuel & Lubricants	1050
13	Bank and Agency Charges	1125
14	Repair & Maintenance	1680
15	Other Revenue Expenditure	0
16	Advertisement & Publicity	371
17	Rents, Rates & Taxes	50204
18	Minor Civil & Electric Works	30
19	Information, Communication & Technology (ICT)	325
20	Digital Equipment	163
21	Swachhta Action Plan	210
22	Training Expenses	0
23	Rent for Others	0
24	Material & Supplies	0
25	Machinery & Equipment	0
26	Other Fixed Assets	0
Total		235336

 

The Budget utilization for Financial Year 2024-25 is as under

Budget allocation during FY 2024-25 (Rs. In thousands only)	250,825.940
Expenditure during FY 2024-25 (in Rs)	257,300.293

Expenses in r/o Ms. Smita Pant, Ambassador in this Mission for FY 2024-25 on Foreign Tours is NIL  and on Local Tours is Rs.4,24,958.39/-.

Embassy of India Tashkent   Following are the Chief Public Information Officer (CPIO) in respect of this Mission as per the list given below: –

 

#	Name of Chief Public Information Officer (CPIO)	Year of Deployment
1	Ms. Aditi B. Walunj, SS	01st Dec, 2020 till 17th Dec, 2020
2	Sh. Suresh Kumar C., SS	18th Dec, 2020 till 13th Jan, 2021
3	Sh. JSN Murty, SS	14th Jan, 2021 till 21st Dec, 2021
4	Sh. Rajesh Badola, SS	30th March, 2022 till 13 Feb. 2025
5	Sh. Shibu Verghese Abraham, SS	14 Feb., 2025 till date

RIGHT TO INFORMATION 

The Right to Information under the provisions of the RTI Act is available to the citizens of India only. RTI Act is an important legislation designed to promote transparency and accountability in the functioning of public authorities.

The full text of the RTI Act is available here: RTI-Act.pdf   .

The RTI Act also provides for appeals by aggrieved persons to the Central Information Commission of the Government of India.

Indian citizens resident in Uzbekistan may seek information in writing on payment of requisite fee during office hours on working days as per procedure laid down in the RTI Act, 2005.

Contact details of officers for addressing applications under Right to Information Act, 2005:

First Appellate Authority

Sh. Alok Pandey

Minister/PR to SCO-RATS

Email: prrats.tashkent@mea.gov.in

 

Central Public Information Officer

Sh.  Shibu Verghese Abraham

Second Secretary (Consular)

Email:cons.tashkent@mea.gov.in

Applications seeking information under the Act may be sent along with a fee in Uzbek Soums equivalent to INR 10/- (Indian Rupee ten only) in cheque or demand draft favoring Embassy of India. (HindistonElchixonasi).

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. The mailing address is Embassy of India, 16, Kara-Bulak Street, Mirzo Ulugbek District, Tashkent, 100052.

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.

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Information required under Section 4(1)(B) of RTI Act, 2005

List of Holidays 2025

Working Hours

Working Hours: Monday to Friday – 9.00 A.M to 5.30 P.M

Off Days: Saturday and Sunday

Address: House No. 5, Bakht Street, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent-100059, Uzbekistan

Department / Officers

EMBASSY OF INDIA
House No. 5, Bakht Street, Yakkasaray District,
Tashkent – 100 059 (Uzbekistan) Tel: (998-55) 5010311/316/391, Fax: (998-78) 140-0987/999

Name	Designation	Telephone	E-mail ID
Ms. Smita Pant	Ambassador	+998-55-5010381	amb.tashkent@mea.gov.in
Ms. Anu Rawat	Second Secretary/PPS to Ambassador	+998-55-5010386	amboffice.tashkent@mea.gov.in
HEAD OF CHANCERY
Shri Namo Narayan Meena	Second Secretary (HoC)	+998-55-5010480	hoc.tashkent@mea.gov.in
Shri M. Srinivasan	Second Secretary(ITEC)/PPS	+998-55-5010482	itec.tashkent@mea.gov.in
Shri Kirti Singh Rawat	Attache (Admin, Pol & PIC) & DDO	+998-55-5010273	admin.tashkent@mea.gov.in
Shri Deepanshu	Attache (Accounts)	+998-55-5010273	accounts.tashkent@mea.gov.in
POLITICAL, COMMERCE, CULTURE & INFORMATION WING
Shri S.L. Mallik	Second Secretary (Pol and Com)	+998-55-5010365	pol.tashkent@mea.gov.in
Shri Binod Kumar Prajapati	Attache (Com. & Const.)	+998-55-5010278	com.tashkent@mea.gov.in
CONSULAR, PASSPORT & VISA WING
Shri Shibu Verghese Abraham	Second Secretary(Consular)	+998-55-5010362	cons.tashkent@mea.gov.in
DEFENCE WING
Colonel Vikram Raina, SM	Defence Attache	+998-55-5010335	da.tashkent@mea.gov.in
SCO-RATS
Shri Alok Pandey	Minister/PR to SCO-RATS	+998-55-5010488	prrats.tashkent@mea.gov.in

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI CENTRE FOR INDIAN CULTURE
House No. 5, Bo’zbozor Street, 2-tor, Mirzo Ulugbek District, Tashkent – 100077 (Uzbekistan)
Tel. No.: (998-71) 2672907, 2080419; (Email: indculcentre@gmail.com)

Name	Designation	Telephone	E-mail ID
Shri M. Srinivasan	Acting Director	+998-71-2672907	iccr.tashkent@mea.gov.in

Ms. Smita Pant, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan

 

 

Bio-profile of Ms. Smita Pant
Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan

Ms. Smita Pant is a career diplomat. She joined the Foreign Service in 2001. She has served in various capacities in the Indian Missions in Madrid, London and Abu Dhabi. She has also served as Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In the Ministry of External Affairs, she has handled work relating to India’s relations with Afghanistan, European Union and United Kingdom.  Prior to assuming charge as Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan, she was Joint Secretary looking after Bangladesh & Myanmar in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Ms. Pant holds Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. She is fluent in Hindi, English and Spanish. Her interests include philosophy, music and psychology.