Divisions
The list of officers is not as per seniority.
Administration
[All administrative matters of the Ministry including Cadre management; Creation/continuation of posts; Formulation, Interpretation and Advice on IFS [PLCA] Rules, CCS Rules/Conduct Rules; Use of Hindi in the official work of the Ministry; O&M and Office Procedures]
AMS [Americas] Division
[All matters relating to Canada and U.S.A.]
A & RM Division
[All matters related to Archives and Record Management]
BIMSTEC and SAARC Division
(All matters relating to BIMSTEC and South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation)
BM [Bangladesh, Myanmar ] Division
[All matters relating to Bangladesh, Myanmar ]
BOS [Bureau of Security]
CCCS Division
Central Europe Division
[Deals with India's relations with Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina,Bulgaria ,Croatia,Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey]Central and West Africa Division
(All matters relating to Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Liberia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Sao Tome &Principe, Togo, CEMAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, TEAM9 and WAEMU)
Central Registry
[All work relating to receipt and distribution of dak[communication] from local Ministries/Offices/Foreign Missions in India]
CNV & I Division
Complaints Committee of MEA against Sexual Harassment
CPV [Consular Passport, Visa] Division
[Indian visa related issues, visa requests from foreign resident diplomatic Missions/Posts and international organizations; matters relating to Legalisation of documents, consular services abroad; Extradition policy; issuance of diplomatic and official passports]
CT [Counter Terrorism] Division
[All matters related to Counter Terrorism including Joint Working Groups on Counter Terrorism ]
Cyber Diplomacy Division
DPA-I [Development Partnership Administration] Division
[DPA-I deals with project appraisal related to the projects under Lines of Credit; handles all Lines of Credit(LoC), grant projects in the East, South and West African region. DPA-I is also involved in grant projects in Sri Lanka, Indian Housing Project.]
DPA-II [Development Partnership Administration] Division
[DPA-II Division deals with all forms of capacity development, including ITEC civilian and military training, ITEC experts deputation, small grant projects of West Asia, Gulf, Eurasia, Southern and Latin America & Caribbean Divisions, establishment of IT centres (worldwide), restoration of temples in Southeast Asia, establishment of Vocational Training Centres in Africa and trilateral capacity building projects. It also coordinates humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, Colombo Plan activities, South-South Co-operation initiatives and other multilateral development co-operation matters, including coordination with foreign aid agencies]
DPA-III [Development Partnership Administration –III] Division
[All matters relating to grant assistance to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka [except housing project]
DPA-IV [Development Partnership Administration –IV] Division
D & ISA [Disarmament & International Security Affairs] Division
[All matters related to Disarmament, Non-proliferation issues, Confidence & Security Building measures in regional and multilateral fora]
EA [East Asia] Division
[All matters relating to China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan,Mongolia, Republic of Korea]
Economic Diplomacy Division
[All Economic Diplomacy- related matters including Trade & Investment promotion, energy security, International Solar Alliance, Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, Bilateral Investment Treaties/Arbitration, Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Social Security Agreements, Press Note 3 (FDI Policy) & GFR-144 (Public Procurement), Market Expansion Activities, Civil Aviation matters etc.]
Establishment Division
[All establishment matters including Property, allotment of accommodation, procurement of equipment etc.]
Eurasia Division
[All matters relating to Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan]
Europe West Division
[All matters relating to Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, United Kingdom, European Union]
External Publicity & Public Diplomacy [XPD] Division
[Interface between the Ministry and Media mandated with publicity of India's foreign policy through briefings, press interactions and other media events; Maintenance of official MEA website and new media platforms; Liaison with MEA beat media; Facilitation of foreign media based in India; publications, documentary films and other publicity material aimed at projecting India's soft power;
E & SA [East & Southern Africa] Division
[All matters relating to Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, African Union, East African Community, and COMESA]
EG & IT [E-Governance & Information Technology] Division
[All matters relating to cyber security & computerisation]
Finance Division
[All matters relating to formulation of budget of the Ministry, formation and revision of Rates of Exchanges, scrutiny and replies to Audit Paras, Examination/clearance of proposals from financial angel ]
Global Estate Management (GEM) Division
(Deals with acquisition of plots and construction of buildings for Missions/Posts abroad and offices and residences for Ministry, repair and maintenance of Ministry's properties)
Gulf Division
[All matters relating to Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, GCC and OIC]
India-ASEAN Summit Secretariat
lndian Ocean Region Division
(All matters relating to Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Indian Ocean Region)
Indo-Pacific Division
LAC [Latin America & Carribbean] Division
(All matters relating to Anguilla, Antigua and Berbuda, Antilles and Aruba, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dominica Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Christopher & Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caycos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines)
Liaison Officer for Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry
Liaison Officer for Other Backward Classes of the Ministry
L & T [Legal & Treaties] Division
(All matters relating to legal and treaties)
MEA Library [Patiala House]
(Deals with acquisition, technical processing and preservation of books, documents, monographs, reports, micro-documents, maps etc)
MER [Multilateral Economic Relations] Division
(All matters relating to multilateral economic relations of India)
NEST [New Emerging & Strategic Technologies] Division
Northern [Nepal, Bhutan] Division
(All matters relating to Bhutan and Nepal)
Oceania Division
(Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Island Countries- Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Republic of Marshal Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)
Office of the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts
Overseas Employments & Protectorate General of Emigrants (OE & PGE)
Overseas Indian Affairs (OIA)- I
Overseas Indian Affairs (OIA) - II
PAI [Pakistan, Afghanistan & Iran] Division
(All matters relating to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran)
Parliament & Coordination Division
(Responsible for Parliament related work for the Ministry; liaising with Ministries/Departments/Institutions for work other than relating to Administration and Specialized Divisions; political clearance of official visits and conferences; diplomatic flight clearance; matters related to admission of foreign students in MBBS/BDS/B.Pharma, Engineering courses under self financing scheme; monitoring and follow-up action on implementation of decisions/agreements reached in respect of MEA with foreign countries or by GOI, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava)
PoE (Protector of Emigrants)
PP & R [Policy Planning & Research] Division
(Nodal agency for mid term and long term policy planning;)
Protocol Division
(All protocol matters including those relating to incoming and outgoing VVIP visits; Privileges and immunities of all Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations based in India; Honours, Titles and Decorations)
PSP Division
(All Policy matters related to Passport issuance in India and establishment of Central Passport Organization)
Rajbhasha and Bharatiya Bhashayein, I&T Division
(All work relating to Official Language)
Rapid Response Cell
(Ministry’s responsibilities on COVID-19 matters, vaccines and related issues including liaisoning with other Ministries and Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief)
RTI [Right to Information] Cell
(All matters related to the implementation of Right to Information Act 2005 in the Minsitry)
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Southern Division
(All matters relating to Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam)
States Division
Summits Division
UNES [United Nations Economic & Social] Division
UNP [United Nations Political] Division
(All matters pertaining to the United Nations political and Security Council issues, NAM, CHOGM and other UNGA political issues)
WANA [West Asia & North Africa] Division
(All matters relating to Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia,Jordan and Tunisia)
Welfare Division