Indian Order of precedence

Ran

Persons

President Pranab Mukherjee

Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Governors of states of India (within their respective States)

Former Presidents Pratibha Patil

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Deputy Prime Minister vacant

Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, Chief Justice of India

Cabinet Ministers of the Union

Chief Ministers of States (within their respective States)

Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog

Former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee, H. D. Deve Gowda, Manmohan

Singh

Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Ghulam Nabi
Azad and vacant respectively

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Holders of the Bharat Ratna Amartya Sen, Lata Mangeshkar, C. N. R.

Rao, Sachin Tendulkar, Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of

Commonwealth countries accredited to India

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Chief Ministers of States (when outside their respective States)

Governors of States (when outside their respective States)

Judges of Supreme Court of India (Justices of India)

Chairman, Union Public Service Commission Deepak Gupta

Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

Comptroller and Auditor General Shashi Kant Sharma

Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha P. J. Kurien

Deputy Chief Ministers of States

Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha M. Thambidurai

Members of the Planning Commission

Ministers of States of the Union

Lieutenant Governors within their respective Union Territories

Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi

Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha

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

General of the Indian Army Dalbir Singh Suhag

Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arup Raha

Admiral of the Indian navy Robin K. Dhowan

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Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India

Chief Justices of States

Chairman and Speakers of State Legislatures (within their respective States)

Chief Ministers of Union Territories within their respective Union Territories

Cabinet Ministers in States (within their respective States)

Chief Executive Councillor Delhi (within their respective Union Territories)

Deputy Ministers of the Union

Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank

Judges of State High Courts of India (Justices of States)

Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal

Chairman, Minorities Commission

Chairman, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission[4]

Cabinet Ministers in States (outside their respective States)

Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their respective States)

Chairmen, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures (within their

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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)

Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having Councils of Ministers (within

their respective Union Territories)

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Deputy Ministers in States (within their respective States)

Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories

Deputy Chairman of Metropolitan Council Delhi (with in their respective Union

Territories)

Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their

respective States)

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Ministers of State in States (outside their respective State)

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Members of Parliament

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Deputy Ministers in States (outside their respective States)

Army Commanders/Vice Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other Services

Chief Secretaries to State Governments (within their respective States)

Principal Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (within their respective States)

CBDT Chairman

Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities

Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Members, Minorities Commission

Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission

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Officers of the rank of full General or equivalent rank

Secretaries to the Government of India

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, Central Administrative Tribunal

Lieutenant General of the Indian Army

Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force

Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy

Advocate Generals of States

Additional Secretaries to the Government of India

Additional Solicitor General

Chief Commissioner of Income Tax

Chairman, Tariff Commission

Charge Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and adinterim

Chief Ministers of Union Territories (outside their respective Union Territories)

Chief executive Councillor of Delhi (outside their respective Union Territories)

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Chief Secretaries of State Governments (outside their respective States)

Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General

Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories

Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective Union Territories)

Deputy Chairman, Delhi Metropolitan Council(outside their respective Union

Territories)

Director, Central Bureau of Investigation

Director General, Border Security Force

Director General, Central Reserve Police

Director, Intelligence Bureau

Lieutenant Governors (outside their respective Union Territories)

Members, Central Administrative Tribunal

Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

Members, Union Public Service Commission

Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities

Ministers of Union Territories and Executives Councillors, Delhi

Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major General or
equivalent rank

Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories

Joint Secretaries to the Government of India

Commissioner of Income Tax

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Major-General of the Indian Army

Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy

Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force

Inspector General of the Indian Police