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Order of precedence of Republic of India

Order of precedence of India

Rank Persons
1

President

2

Vice President

3

Prime Minister

4

Governors of states (within their respective states)

5

Former Presidents

5A

Deputy Prime Minister

6
7
7A[2]
8
9 Judges of the Supreme Court of India
9A[2]
10
11
12

Chiefs of staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank

13 Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India
14
15
  • Chief ministers of union territories (within their respective union territories)
  • Cabinet ministers in states (within their respective states)
  • Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (within their respective union territories) (position no longer exists)
  • Deputy ministers of the union
16 Officiating chiefs of staff holding the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent rank
17
18
  • Cabinet ministers in states (outside their respective states)
  • Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states)
  • Chairman of Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (position no longer exists)
  • Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures (within their respective states)
  • Ministers of state in states (within their respective states)
  • Ministers of union territories and executive Councillors of Delhi (within their respective union territories)
  • Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories
  • Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories) (position no longer exists)
19
  • Chief commissioners of union territories not having a council of ministers (within their respective union territories)
  • Deputy ministers in states (within their respective states)
  • Deputy speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories
  • Deputy chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories)
20
  • Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states)
  • Ministers of state in states (outside their respective state)
21 Members of Parliament
22 Deputy ministers in states (outside their respective states)
23
24
25
26
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