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The Indian order of precedence is the protocol list at which Indian government officials are seated according to their rank. This is not an order of succession. Although the most powerful person in India is the Chief of the centre ruling alliance or party
| Rank | Persons |
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| 1 | President of India |
| 2 | Vice-President of India |
| 3 | Prime Minister of India |
| 4 | Governors of states (within their respective states) |
| 5 | Former Presidents of India, Deputy Prime Minister |
| 6 | Chief Justice of India, Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| 7 | Former Prime Ministers of India, 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 of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Chief Election Commissioner of India |
| 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 |
| 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, Chairman of Union Public Service Commission, Chief Justice of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions, Puisne 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 Councillors 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 jurisdiction |
| 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 Sabha/Lok Sabha, Solicitor General of India, Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal |
| 24 | Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank |
| 25 | Additional Secretaries to the Government of India, Additional Solicitor General, Advocate Generals of States, Chairman of Tariff Commission, Charge Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and adinterim, Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief executive Councillor of 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 of Delhi Metropolitan Council outside their respective Union Territories, Director of CBI, Director General of BSF, Director General of CRPF, Director of Intelligence Bureau, Lieutenant Governors outside their respective Union Territories, Members of Central Administrative Tribunal, Members of Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, Members of Union Public Service Commission, Ministers of Union Territories and Executives Councillors of Delhi outside their respective rank, Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank, Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council outside their respective Union Territories |
| 26 | Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and Officers of equivalent rank, Officers of the rank of Major-General or equivalent rank |
References
- ^ "President's Secretariat". Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 1979-08-26. http://rajyasabha.nic.in/guidelinesmlamp/chap11.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
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