Amb. G V Srinivas is a career diplomat, of 1993 batch of the Indian Foreign Service.
Before his current mission as Ambassador of India to Senegal, he handled various desks including Latin America and the Caribbean; Cyber Diplomacy, Eurasia, Central Europe, Diplomatic Training and Europe West.
He has been Consul General in Sao Paulo and has served in Indian Embassies in Islamabad, Budapest, Tokyo, Havana, Caracas and Mexico City.
He speaks Hindi, Telugu, English and Spanish.
Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and a Master of Technology in Controls and Instrumentation.
He is married. Has one son.

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Embassy Contacts

Address: 5, Avenue Carde, BP 398, Dakar, Senegal

Tel No. (office hours viz 9:00 AM -5:30 PM GMT only): +221778 482 050 (also WhatsApp) , +221-338 495 875

Emergency numbers: Please see here.

Fax: +221-338 223 585
Website: www.embassyofindiadakar.gov.in

Working Hours: 9:00 am. to 5.30 pm. (visit to the Embassy only based on appointment)

Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays)

Embassy officials / staff

SN	Name	Designation	Email	Mobile/WhatsApp
1	Mr. G V Srinivas	Ambassador	amb.dakar@mea.gov.in
2	Mr Naba Kumar Pal	First Secretary (Political, Media and Culture)	pol.dakar@mea.gov.in	+221 77 529 5091
3	Mr. Sandeep Sood	Head of Chancery and First Secretary Economic & Trade	com.dakar@mea.gov.in
4	Mr. Rakesh Vijay Kawra	First Secretary (Education)	hoc.dakar@mea.gov.in
6	Mrs Rajinder Kaur	DDO & Attache (PS & Establishment)	estt.dakar@mea.gov.in
5	Mr. Vijay Kumar Saini	ASO (Consular Passport and Visa)-designate	cons.dakar@mea.gov.in	+221 775 295 091
7	Mr. Vijay Narayan Mishra	Accountant and ASO (Admn)	Accts.dakar@mea.gov.in

Emergency contact numbers

· The number/s in red above is for emergency contact. Please ensure that:

o you first send voice or text message by whatsapp giving full details of the emergency (routine queries must not be made over phone and only emailed at cons.dakar@mea.gov.in )

o give sometime for receiving response,

o call only in case you do not get response.

· If the number in red above is not reachable, please contact Ambassador at his number (+221 776 393 010), ensuring

o you first send voice or text message by whatsapp giving full details of the emergency (routine queries must not be made over phone and only emailed at cons.dakar@mea.gov.in )

o give sometime for receiving response,

o call only in case you do not get response.

Emergency contact numbers for Indian women in distress

National Commission for Women has set up a dedicated round the clock (24 x 7) Helpline number

+91-7827170170

for women in distress since 24th July, 2021.

The website for the helpline is http://ncw.nic.in/helplines

The round-the-clock helpline provides online support to women affected by violence or mental stress through referral by linking them with appropriate authorities such as police, health services, District Legal Service Authority. National Commission for Women also provides counselling services and information about women related programmes across the country through a single uniform number.

Commercial Representative

Mr Sandeep Sood (contacts above) is the Commercial Representative in the Embassy and is responsible for Economic and Commercial Cooperation between India and Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Cabo Verde. He facilitates contacts with various Indian Government Ministries/ Departments, provides information about trade and economic data, organizes business events such as seminars, buyer seller meets, workshops etc. The Commercial Representative works under the supervision of Ambassador of India, Senegal.

Honorary Consuls

The Gambia

Honorary Consul Mr. Ram Mohan

Mobile/Whatsapp: +220 3365771

Office Tel: +220 8600843

E-mail: honoraryconsul@comafrique.gm, rammohangambia@gmail.com, Operations@comafrique.gm, bjl.hcgi@gmail.com

Address: C/o Comafrique Limited, Oyster Creek, Denton Bridge (Next to GGC factory), PO Box 2389 Serrekunda PO, Banjul, The Gambia

Website : www.comafrique.gm

Guinea Bissau

Honorary Consul Mr. Mohan Dodani

Tel: +245 6934190

E-mail: chirag35@hotmail.com

Address: Bairro Penha, Phase 1, Entrada Guine Telecom, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Cabo Verde

Honorary Consul Ms. Helena Maria de Oliveira Delgado

E-mail: helenadelgado@sogei.cv

Address: Avenida Cidade Lisboa, Edificio Àguia R/C, Chã de Areia – Cidade da Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cape Verde, C. P. 263/C

Tel. (+238) 2626281 - Fax: (+238) 2622066

Holidays in Embassy of India, Dakar during 2022:

The following holidays would be observed in Embassy of India, Dakar, during the year 2022:

S. No.	Date	Day	Holiday
1	14.01.2022	Friday	Makar/Sankranti/Magha Bihu/Pongal
2	26.01.2022	Wednesday	Republic Day
3	01.03.2022	Tuesday	Maha Shivratri
4	18.03.2022	Friday	Holi
5	04.04.2022	Monday	Independence Day (Senegal)
	14.04.2022	Thursday	Ambedkar Jayanti
6	15.04.2022	Friday	Good Friday
7	18.04.2022	Monday	Easter
8	02.05.2022	Monday	Id-ul-Fitr
9	21.07.2022	Thursday	Eid al-Adha (Tabaski)
10	08.08.2022	Monday	Muharram
11	15.08.2022	Monday	Independence Day
12	02.10.2022	Sunday	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
13	05.10.2022	Wednesday	Dussehra
14	08.10.2022	Saturday	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad
15	24.10.2022	Monday	Diwali (Deepavali)
16	08.11.2022	Tuesday	Guru Nanak’s Birthday
17	25.12.2022	Sunday	Christmas Day

** Islamic holidays are subject to change according to the local sighting of the new moon.

Information about Embassy as required under RTI Act 2005

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

Central Public Information Officer
Mrs. Rajinder Kaur

Attache (PS)
Address: Embassy of India,
5 Avenue Carde, BP 398
Dakar, Senegal
Email: estt.dakar@mea.gov.in

Appellate Authority
Shri Sandeep Sood
First Secretary
Address: Embassy of India,
5 Avenue Carde, BP 398
Dakar, Senegal
E-mail: com.dakar@mea.gov.in

Under section 4(1) (B) of RTI Act 2005

(i)	the particulars of its organization, functions and duties;	Embassy of India is headed by Ambassador and has following 03 Wings: (i) Administration Wing (iii) Consular Wing (iii) Commercial Wing Each wing is headed by First Secretary/Second Secretary/Attache rank officer. The functions of the Embassy inter alia, include political and economic cooperation, trade and investment promotion, cultural interaction, press and media liaison, and scientific cooperation in bilateral and multilateral contexts. The Embassy 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.
(ii)	the powers and duties of its officers and employees;	General Administrative powers are derived from IFS (PLCA) Rules, as amended from time to time. Financial powers of the Officers of the Embassy of India 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 Embassy function under the guidance and supervision of the Ambassador.
(iii)	the procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;	Decisions are taken under the instruction and supervision of the Ambassador in consultation with MEA when necessary.
(iv)	the norms set by it for the discharge of its functions	Norms are set under the instruction and supervision of the Ambassador in consultation with MEA when necessary.
(v)	the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions;	IFS PLCA rules, Delegated Financial Powers of Government of India's Representatives abroad Rules, Passport Act, Manuals on Office Procedures Other Central Government Rules and manuals published by Central Government.
(vi)	a statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control;	Classified documents/files relating to India's external relations. Unclassified documents/files including joint statements, declarations, agreements and MoUs. Passport and consular services application forms
(vii)	the particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof;	Embassy of India functions within the norms of India's foreign policy formulated by the Ministry of External Affairs. Policy is implemented by the Embassy under the guidance and supervision of the Ambassador.
(viii)	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;	Ambassador and his officers interacts regularly with representatives of think tanks, academic community and others.
(ix)	a directory of its officers and employees;	A directory is given here
(x)	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 Annex-I
(xi)	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 are given in the statement at Annex-II
(xii)	the manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;	Embassy of India does not have any subsidy programme.
(xiii)	particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it;	No concessions/permits are granted by the Embassy of India.
(xiv)	details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form;	The Embassy's website has the required information. The Embassy also makes available to interested individuals various CD's and DVD's containing information on India, its people and culture.
(xv)	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;	There are a library & Reading Room in the Chancery with limited facilities.
(xvi)	the names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers;	(as above the present table)
(xvii)	such other information as may be prescribed and thereafter update these publications every year;	The Embassy's website has information which is updated on a regular basis.

Monthly remuneration of Employees

Sl.no.	Name of Post	Sanctioned Strength	Pay Scale [Rs]	Grade Pay
1	Ambassador Grade II of IFS	1	144200-218200	10000
2	First Secretary	1	78800-209200	7600
3	Second Secretary	1	67700-208700	6600
4	Assistant/Attache	2	44900-177500	4600/4800/5400
5	PA/PS	2	44900-177500	4600/4800/5400
6	Security Assistant	1	21700-69100	2000

Note : Apart from basic pay, India-based officers/staff are paid Foreign Allowance, which is fixed by the Ministry of External Affairs from time to time.

Approved Chancery Budget of the Embassy of India, Dakar for the year 2021-22

Heads	Rupees [in thousands]
Salaries	45000
Wages	15
Over time Allowance	200
Medical	2000
Travel Expenses [ Local Tour]	1275
Travel Expenses [ Others]	3713
Publicity	1800
Office Expenses	5600
Information Technology	600
Rents, Rates & Taxes	15400
Minor Works	250
Swatchhta Action Plan	150
Total	76003

Approved Commercial Wing Budget of the Embassy of India, Dakar for the year 2021-22.

Heads	Rupees [in thousands]
Salaries	6500
Medical	200
Travel Expenses	750
Office Expenses	300
Rents, Rates & Taxes	1000
Trade Promotion	100
Total	8850

Former Ambassadors

NAME	FROM	TO
Mr. N.V. Rajkumar	31.7.1961	2.6.1964
Mr. A.H. Safrani	25.6.1964	6.5.1967
Mr. G.J. Malik	22.7.1968	26.12.1970
Mr. H.K. Singh	7.1.1971	7.9.1973
Mr. S.H. Desai	28.2.1974	19.11.1977
Mr. Gajendra Singh	11.12.1978	15.4.1981
Mr. R.K. Anand	12.5.1982	6.11.1985
Mr. Prabhakar Menon	7.4.1986	7.7.1989
Mr. V.B. Soni	3.6.1990	25.2.1994
Mr. M.S. Malik	29.6.1994	30.11.1996
Mr. Jawahar Lal	31.3.1997	20.7.2001
Mr. Balkrishna Shetty	22.8.2001	29.7.2005
Ms. Parbati Sen Vyas	8.8.2005	16.8.2008
Mr. N. Parthasarathi	6.10.2008	17.9.2011
Mr. Partha Satpathy	8.2.2012	15.12.2015
Mr. Rajeev Kumar	14.01.2016	09.08.2019

Death of Indians abroad: Suo motu disclosure of information:

Year	Total		Accident		Natural death		Suicide
Year	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
2019	05	00	01	00	04	00	00	00
2020	04	00	00	00	04	00	00	00
2021(Till August 2021)	03	00	01	00	02	00	00	00