Indian order of precedence - Protocol List

1 President 

2 Vice President 

3 Prime Minister

4 Governors of states (within their respective states) 

5 Former Presidents, Deputy Prime Minister 

6 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Speaker

7 Former Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers of the Union, Leaders of Chief Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India , Chief Ministers of States (within their respective states), Holders of the Bharat Ratna decoration 

8 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and High Commissioners of the Commonwealth of Nations accredited to India, Governors of states (outside their respective states), Chief Ministers of states (outside their respective states) 

9 Judges of the Supreme Court, Comptroller and Auditor General of India , Chief Election Commissioner of India , Chairman of Union Public Service Commission 

10 Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha , Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha , Members of the Planning Commission, Deputy Chief Ministers of States, Ministers of State of the Union (and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters) 

11 Attorney General of India , Cabinet Secretary , Lieutenant Governors (within their respective Union Territories) 

12 Chiefs of staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank (Air Chief Marshal, Admiral)

 13 Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India 

14 Chairman and Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States, Chief Justices of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions 

15 Cabinet Ministers in States within their respective States, Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi, within their respective Union Territories, Deputy Ministers of the Union 

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

17 Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal, Chairman of Minorities Commission, Chairman of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, Chief Justice of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions, Puissant Judges of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions

 18 Cabinet Ministers in States outside their respective States, Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures outside their respective States, Chairmen of Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, 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 Councilor of Delhi within their respective Union Territories, Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council within their respective Union Territories

 19 Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having Councils of Ministers, within their respective Union Territories, Deputy Ministers in States within their respective States, Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman of Metropolitan Council Delhi within their respective Union Territories 

20 Deputy Chairman & Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures, outside their respective States, Ministers of State in States outside their respective States, Puisne Judges of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions. 

21 Members of Parliament 

22 Deputy Ministers in States outside their respective States 

23 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 of Minorities Commission, Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, Officers of the rank of full General or equivalent rank, Secretaries to the Government of India (including officers holding this office ex-officio), Secretary of Minorities Commission, Secretary of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, Secretary to the President, Secretary to the Prime Minister, Secretary to Rajya Saba/Lok Saba, Solicitor General of India , Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal 

24 Officers of the rank of Lieutenant-General, Vice-Admiral or Air Marshal 

25 Additional Secretaries to the Government of India, Additional Solicitor General, Advocate Generals of States, Chairman, Tariff Commission, Charge d’ Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad interim, Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi outside their respective Union Territories, Chief Secretaries of State Governments outside their respective States, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Deputy Chairman, Delhi Metropolitan Council, outside their respective Union Territories, Director, Central Bureau of Investigation,

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