Order of precedence of Republic of India

Ankur Kulhari

4 years ago

The Order of precedence of Republic of India is the protocol list in which the officials and functionaries are listed as per their rank and office in the Government of India.
The order is established by the President of India, through the President’s Secretariat and is maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
It is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol and has no legal standing and does not reflect the Indian presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the separation of powers under the constitution.
It is not applicable for the day-to-day functioning of the Government 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	Chief Justice Speaker of the Lok Sabha
7	Cabinet ministers of the Government of India Chief ministers of states (within their respective states) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (position no longer exists) Former Prime Ministers Leaders of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha
7A^[2]	Holders of the Bharat Ratna
8	Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the high commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India Chief ministers of states (when outside their respective states) Governors of states (when outside their respective states)
9	Judges of the Supreme Court of India
9A^[2]	Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission Chief Election Commissioner Comptroller and Auditor General
10	Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Deputy chief ministers of states Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha Members of the Planning Commission (position no longer exists) Ministers of states of the Union
11	Lieutenant Governors of union territories (within their respective union territories) Attorney General Cabinet Secretary
12	Chiefs of staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank Chief of the Army Staff Chief of the Air Staff Chief of the Naval Staff
13	Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India
14	Chief justices of high courts Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures (within their respective states)
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	Judges of high courts Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal Chairman, Minorities Commission Chairman, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
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	Secretaries to the Government of India Officers of the rank of full general or equivalent rank in the Indian Armed Forces Army commanders/Vice Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other services Chief secretaries to state Governments (within their respective states) Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Members, Minorities Commission Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission Secretary, Minorities Commission Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission Secretary to the President Secretary to the Prime Minister Secretary, Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha Solicitor General Vice-Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal
24	Lieutenant generals of the Indian Army Air marshals of the Indian Air Force Vice admirals of the Indian Navy
25	Additional secretaries to Government of India Advocates general of states Additional solicitors general Chairman, Tariff Commission Chargé d’affaires and acting high commissioners a pied and ad. interim. Chief ministers of union territories (outside their respective union territories) Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (outside their respective union territories) (position no longer exists) Chief secretaries of state governments (outside their respective states) Deputy comptrollers and auditors general Deputy speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective union territories) (position no longer exists) Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective union territories) (position no longer exists) Director of the Intelligence Bureau Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Director General, Border Security Force Director General, Central Reserve Police Force Lieutenants governor of union territories (outside their respective union territories) Members, Central Administrative Tribunal Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (position no longer exists) Members of the Union Public Service Commission Ministers of union territories and executives Councillors of Delhi (position no longer exists) Principal staff officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of major general or equivalent rank Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories
26	Joint secretaries to the Government of India Major generals of the Indian Army Rear admirals of the Indian Navy Air vice marshals of the Indian Air Force

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