Order of precedence in India
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Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Precedence The order of precedence of the Republic of India is a list in which the functionaries, dignitaries and officials are listed for ceremonial purposes 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 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.
The order in the Table of Precedence is meant for State and Ceremonial occasions and has no application in the day-to-day business of Government.
Order of Precedence
If there are multiple persons of similar rank, then they will be listed in alphabetical order. The order of precedence between themselves is determined by the date of entry into that position/rank.<ref name="rajyasabha">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Rank | Position | Current office holder(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | President | Droupadi Murmu |
| 2 | Vice President | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| 3 | Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| 4 | Governors Template:Small | List of governors |
| 5 | Living former presidents | |
| 5A | Deputy Prime Minister | vacant |
| 6 | Chief Justice of India | Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai |
| Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Om Birla | |
| 7 | Union cabinet ministers | List of union cabinet ministers |
| Chief ministers Template:Small | List of chief ministers | |
| Living former prime ministers | H. D. Deve Gowda | |
| Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| National Security Advisor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Ajit Doval | |
| Vice Chairperson of the NITI Aayog | Suman Bery | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha | Mallikarjun Kharge | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | Rahul Gandhi | |
| 7A<ref name="HA">Template:Cite web</ref> | Living recipients of the Bharat Ratna | |
| 8 | Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary and high commissioners of the Commonwealth countries accredited to India | List of ambassadors and high commissioners |
| Governors Template:Small | List of governors | |
| Chief ministers Template:Small | List of chief ministers | |
| 9 | Judges of the Supreme Court | List of judges of the Supreme Court |
| 9A<ref name="HA" /> | Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission | Ajay Kumar |
| Chief Election Commissioner | Gyanesh Kumar | |
| Comptroller and Auditor General | K Sanjay Murthy | |
| 10 | Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha | Harivansh Narayan Singh |
| Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha | vacant | |
| Union ministers of state (independent charge) | List of ministers of state (independent charge) | |
| Deputy chief ministers Template:Small | List of deputy chief ministers | |
| Members of the NITI Aayog | List of NITI Aayog members | |
| 11 | Lieutenant governors Template:Small | List of lieutenant governors |
| Cabinet Secretary | T. V. Somanathan | |
| Attorney General | R. Venkataramani | |
| Principal Scientific Adviser | Ajay K. Sood | |
| 12 | Chiefs of staff holding the rank of General or equivalent rank (four-star rank officers in the armed forces) | |
| Chief of Defence Staff | Template:Small Anil Chauhan | |
| Chief of the Army Staff | Template:Small Upendra Dwivedi | |
| Chief of the Air Staff | Template:Small Amar Preet Singh | |
| Chief of the Naval Staff | Template:Small Dinesh Kumar Tripathi | |
| 13 | Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India | various |
| 14 | Chief justices of high courts Template:Small | List of chief justices |
| State legislative speakers and chairpersons Template:Small | List of state legislative speakers and chairpersons | |
| 15 | Union ministers of state | List of union ministers of state |
| Union territory chief ministers Template:Small | List of chief ministers | |
| Deputy chief ministers Template:Small | List of deputy chief ministers | |
| State cabinet ministers Template:Small | various | |
| 16 | Officiating chiefs of staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank (three-star rank) officers in the armed forces | vacant |
| 17 | Chief justices of high courts Template:Small | List of chief justices of high courts |
| Judges of high courts Template:Small | List of judges of high courts | |
| Chairperson of the Central Administrative Tribunal | Ranjit Vasantrao More | |
| Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission | V. Ramasubramanian | |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Women | Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar | |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights | Priyank Kanoongo | |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities | Iqbal Singh Lalpura | |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes<ref name="HA" /> | Kishor Makwana | |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes<ref name="HA" /> | Antar Singh Arya | |
| Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes<ref name="HA" /> | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | |
| Chief Vigilance Commissioner | Praveen Kumar Srivastava | |
| 18 | State cabinet ministers Template:Small | various |
| State legislative speakers and chairpersons Template:Small | List of state legislative speakers and chairpersons | |
| Chairperson of the Competition Commission | Ravneet Kaur | |
| Union territory legislative speakers Template:Small | List of legislative speakers | |
| State legislative deputy speakers and deputy chairpersons Template:Small | various | |
| State ministers of state Template:Small | various | |
| Union territory ministers Template:Small | various | |
| 19 | Union territory legislative speakers Template:Small | various |
| Administrators Template:Small | List of administrators | |
| State deputy ministers Template:Small | various | |
| 20 | State legislative deputy speakers and deputy chairpersons Template:Small | various |
| State ministers of state Template:Small | various | |
| Judges of high courts Template:Small | List of judges of high courts | |
| 21 | Members of Parliament | |
| Members of Rajya Sabha | List of Rajya Sabha members | |
| Members of Lok Sabha | List of Lok Sabha members | |
| 22 | State deputy ministers Template:Small | various |
| 23 | Secretaries to the union governmentTemplate:Efn | various |
| Senior three-star rank officers in the armed forces who are in the C-in-C (Commanding-in-Chief) grade or vice chiefs of staff, holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank | ||
| Vice Chief of the Army Staff | Template:Small N. S. Raja Subramani | |
| Army commanders (General officers commanding-in-chief) | List of army commanders | |
| Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Template:Small Narmdeshwar Tiwari | |
| Air commanders (Air officers commanding-in-chief) | List of air commanders | |
| Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | Template:Small Krishna Swaminathan | |
| Naval commanders (Flag officers commanding-in-chief) | List of naval commanders | |
| Secretary to the President | Rajesh Verma | |
| Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha | Pramod Chandra Mody | |
| Secretary General of the Lok Sabha | Utpal Kumar Singh | |
| Chief secretaries to state/union territory governments Template:Small | various | |
| District and sessions judges and judicial officers of equivalent rank. | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Human Rights | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Women | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Child Rights | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Minorities | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Scheduled Castes | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Scheduled Tribes | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission for Backward Class | various | |
| Members of the National Human Rights Commission | various | |
| Members of the National Commission for Women | various | |
| Members of the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights | various | |
| Members of the National Commission for Minorities | various | |
| Members of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes | various | |
| Members of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes | various | |
| Members of the National Commission for Backward Classes | various | |
| Solicitor General | Tushar Mehta | |
| Vice Chairperson of the Central Administrative Tribunal | ||
| 24 | Lieutenant generals of the Indian Army | List of lieutenant generals |
| Vice admirals of the Indian Navy | List of vice admirals | |
| Air marshals of the Indian Air Force | List of air marshals | |
| 25 | ||
| Chargé d' affaires and acting high commissioners a pied and ad. interim. | various | |
| Lieutenant governors Template:Small | List of lieutenant governors | |
| Union territory chief ministers Template:Small | List of chief ministers | |
| Chief secretaries Template:Small | various | |
| Additional secretaries to the union government | various | |
| Additional district and sessions judges and judicial officers of equivalent rank. | various | |
| Director of the Intelligence Bureau | Tapan Deka | |
| Directors general of police of various State police forces. | various | |
| Directors general of Central Armed Police Forces (AR, BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, NSG, and SSB) | various | |
| Directors general and Directors of various forces and organisations under the union government (i.e. AAIB, BPRD, NCRB, NDRF etc.) | various | |
| Directors of various Security and investigative agencies (i.e. CBI, ED, NCB, NIA etc.) | various | |
| two-star rank principal staff officers of the armed forces of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank (i.e. Rear Admiral and Air Vice Marshal) | various | |
| Additional solicitors general | various | |
| Advocates general | various | |
| Deputy comptrollers and auditors general | various | |
| Union territory legislative deputy speakers Template:Small | various | |
| Union territory ministers Template:Small | various | |
| Members of the Central Administrative Tribunal | various | |
| Members of the Competition Commission | various | |
| Members of the Union Public Service Commission | various | |
| State members, State Public Service Commission.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | various | |
| 26 | Joint secretaries to the union government and officers of equivalent rank. | various |
| Officers of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank. | various | |
Notes
References
See also
External links
- Order of Precedence of India MHA, India