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The particulars of its organization, functions and duties;
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Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa is headed by Assistant High Commissioner.
Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa functions within the purview of business allocated to the Ministry of External Affairs under the Government of India’s Allocation of Business Rules and Transaction of Business Rules.
The functions of the Post inter alia include political and economic co-operation, trade and investment, promotion, scientific, and technological cooperation, cultural interaction, press and media liaison and consular operations including PIOs, NRIs in bilateral and multilateral context.
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The powers and duties of its officers and employees;
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General Administrative powers are derived from IFS (PLCA) Rules, as amended from time to time.Financial powers of the Officers of the Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa have been detailed in the Delegated Financial powers of the Government of India’s Representatives Abroad.
Other powers are derived from the Passport Act of India.
The Officers of the Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa function under the guidance and supervision of the Assistant High Commissioner.
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The procedure followed in the decision-making process,including channels of supervision and accountability; |
Decisions are taken as per extant rules and guidelines, where applicable and under the instruction and supervision of the Assistant High Commissioner. |
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The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions; |
Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa functions within the norms of India’s foreign policy formulated by the Ministry of External Affairs. The Policy is implemented by the Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa under the guidance and supervision of the Assistant High Commissioner. |
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The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions;
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IFS PLCA rules and annexures Delegated Financial Powers of Government of India’s Representatives abroad Rules Passport Act Manuals on Office Procedures Passport and Visa Manual Other Central Government Rules and manuals published by Central Government. |
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A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control; |
Passport, Visa and Consular services application forms. Other general files. |
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The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof; |
Assistant High Commission of India functions within the scope of policies and decisions by the Ministry of External Affairs and under the supervision of High Commission of India, Nairobi. |
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A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public; |
Assistant High Commission interacts regularly with representatives of think tanks, academic community and others. |
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A directory of its officers and employees; |
List of Officers is given at Annexure-I |
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The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations; |
A statement of monthly remuneration is at Annexure-II |
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The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made; |
The Budget figures for the current financial year (2023-24) are given in the statement at Annexure-III |
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The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes; |
Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa does not have any subsidy programme |
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Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it; |
No concessions/permits are granted by Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa |
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Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form; |
Websites of High Commission of India, Nairobi and Assistant High Commission of India, Mombasa have the required information. The Assistant High Commission also makes available to interested individuals various brochures, CDs and DVDs containing information on India, its people and culture, when demanded by any member of the India Diaspora. |
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The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use; |
The Assistant High Commission is open from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, or 0900 hrs to 1730 hrs from Monday to Friday. The holiday observed by the Assistant High Commission are given on the website: https://www.ahcimombasa.gov.in |
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The names, designations and other particulars of the officers dealing with RTI matters; |
Public Information Officer
Sh. Mahesh,
ASO
Tel.+254 41 2224433 / 2311051
E-mail: hoc[dot]mombasa[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in
First Appellate Authority
Sh. Sandeep Sharma,
Assistant High Commissioner of India
Tel.+254 41 2224433 / 0711411760
E-mail: ahc[dot]mombasa[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in |
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Such other information as may be prescribed and thereafter update these publications every year;
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Websites of Assistant High Commission, Mombasa and the High Commission in Nairobi have information which is updated on a regular basis.
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