Protocol
a. Functions
- Protocol arrangements for Foreign Trade delegation / Dignitaries
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Receiving and see off the visiting delegations appropriately at the airport and coordination with Civil Aviation, airport authorities and CISF etc.
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Hotel accommodation and arrangement for transport, where required.
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Coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, local administration, Police and Security Authorities and State Governments concerned in connection with the visits of delegations/ dignitaries to Delhi or another city.
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Arrangements for official lunches/ dinners, receptions during the course of trade negotiations, bilateral meetings etc. with visiting delegations/ dignitaries and liaising with Hotels for the purpose.
- Protocol accounts
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Incurring of expenditure on hosting trade delegations/ dignitaries from abroad also delegations going abroad.
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Preparation of expenditure estimates in connection with meetings with Trade delegation, obtaining financial approval and issuing sanctions thereof.
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Security and clearance of all bills relating to expenditure incurred on State.
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Processing payment of bills presented by State Governments for expenditure incurred by them on the visiting delegations.
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Facilitating arrangements for International Conferences by the Department and incurring of expenditure for the purpose.
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Facilitating issue of Official/Diplomatic Passports and visas to the officers of the Department and liaising with M/o External Affairs and foreign Missions in this regard.
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Safe custody of Passports of the officers of the Department
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To receive and see of Minister/ Indian delegations/Senior officers of the Department going abroad.
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Air ticket bookings for official visits abroad/within India by officers of the Department and incurring of the expenditure involved from the related foreign travel/domestic travel head.
b. Officers in the Division
- Sh. Rajneesh - Joint Secretary
- Sh. Amitabh Dwivedi - Deputy Director
- Sh. Shri R. K. Ojha - Under Secretary
- Sh. Shiv Kumar - Consultant
c. RTI related matters
Name & Address of Central Public Information Officers (CPIO)
Sh. Amitabh Dwivedi,
Deputy Secretary,
Department of Commerce
Room No. 224,
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 011
Tele . 23061807
Email : Amitabh.dwivedi@nic.in
Name & Address of First Appeallate Authority
Sh. Rajneesh,
Joint Secretary,
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 011.
Tele . 23062166
Email : jsadmin.doc@gov.in