Theorder of precedence of theRepublic 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 theseparation of powers under theConstitution of India. The order is established by thePresident of India, through the President's Secretariat and is maintained by theMinistry 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.
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.[1][2]
| Rank | Position | Current office holder(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | President | Droupadi Murmu |
| 2 | Vice President | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| 3 | Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| 4 | Governors(within their respectivestates) | List of governors |
| 5 | Living formerpresidents | |
| 5A | Deputy Prime Minister | vacant |
| 6 | Chief Justice of India | Surya Kant |
| Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Om Birla | |
| 7 | Union cabinet ministers | List of union cabinet ministers |
| Chief ministers(within their respective states) | List of chief ministers | |
| Living formerprime ministers | H. D. Deve Gowda | |
| Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister[3] | ||
| National Security Advisor[4] | Ajit Doval | |
| Vice Chairperson of theNITI Aayog | Suman Bery | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha | Mallikarjun Kharge | |
| Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | Rahul Gandhi | |
| 7A[5] | Living recipients of theBharat Ratna | |
| 8 | Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary andhigh commissioners of theCommonwealth countriesaccredited to India | List of ambassadors and high commissioners |
| Governors(outside their respective states) | List of governors | |
| Chief ministers(outside their respective states) | List of chief ministers | |
| 9 | Judges of theSupreme Court | List of judges of the Supreme Court |
| 9A[5] | Chairperson of theUnion 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(within their respective states) | List of deputy chief ministers | |
| Members of theNITI Aayog | List of NITI Aayog members | |
| 11 | Lieutenant governors(within their respectiveunion territories) | 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 ofGeneral or equivalent rank (four-star rank officers in thearmed forces) | |
| Chief of Defence Staff | GeneralAnil Chauhan | |
| Chief of the Army Staff | GeneralUpendra Dwivedi | |
| Chief of the Air Staff | Air Chief MarshalAmar Preet Singh | |
| Chief of the Naval Staff | AdmiralDinesh Kumar Tripathi | |
| 13 | Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India | various |
| 14 | Chief justices ofhigh courts(within their respective jurisdictions) | List of chief justices |
| State legislative speakers and chairpersons(within their respective states) | List of state legislative speakers and chairpersons | |
| 15 | Union ministers of state | List of union ministers of state |
| Union territory chief ministers(within their respective union territories) | List of chief ministers | |
| Deputy chief ministers(outside their respective states) | List of deputy chief ministers | |
| State cabinet ministers(within their respective states) | various | |
| 16 | Officiating chiefs of staff holding the rank ofLieutenant General or equivalent rank (three-star rank) officers in the armed forces | vacant |
| 17 | Chief justices of high courts(outside their respective jurisdictions) | List of chief justices of high courts |
| Judges of high courts(within their respective jurisdictions) | List of judges of high courts | |
| Chairperson of theCentral Administrative Tribunal | Ranjit Vasantrao More | |
| Chairperson of theNational Human Rights Commission | V. Ramasubramanian | |
| Chairperson of theNational Commission for Women | Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar | |
| Chairperson of theNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights | Priyank Kanoongo | |
| Chairperson of theNational Commission for Minorities | Iqbal Singh Lalpura | |
| Chairperson of theNational Commission for Scheduled Castes[5] | Kishor Makwana | |
| Chairperson of theNational Commission for Scheduled Tribes[5] | Antar Singh Arya | |
| Chairperson of theNational Commission for Backward Classes[5] | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | |
| Chief Vigilance Commissioner | Praveen Kumar Srivastava | |
| 18 | State cabinet ministers(outside their respective states) | various |
| State legislative speakers and chairpersons(outside their respective states) | List of state legislative speakers and chairpersons | |
| Chairperson of theCompetition Commission | Ravneet Kaur | |
| Union territory legislative speakers(within their respective union territories) | List of legislative speakers | |
| State legislative deputy speakers and deputy chairpersons(within their respective states) | various | |
| State ministers of state(within their respective states) | various | |
| Union territory ministers(within their respective union territories) | various | |
| 19 | Union territory legislative speakers(outside their respective union territories) | various |
| Administrators(within their respective union territories) | List of administrators | |
| State deputy ministers(within their respective states) | various | |
| 20 | State legislative deputy speakers and deputy chairpersons(outside their respective states) | various |
| State ministers of state(outside their respective state) | various | |
| Judges of high courts(outside their respective jurisdictions) | 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(outside their respective states) | various |
| 23 | Secretaries to the union government[a] | various |
| Seniorthree-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 | Lieutenant GeneralN. S. Raja Subramani | |
| Army commanders (General officers commanding-in-chief) | List of army commanders | |
| Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Air MarshalNarmdeshwar Tiwari | |
| Air commanders (Air officers commanding-in-chief) | List of air commanders | |
| Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | Vice AdmiralKrishna 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(within their respective states) | 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 forScheduled Castes | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission forScheduled Tribes | various | |
| State chairpersons, State Commission forBackward 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 theIndian Army | List of lieutenant generals |
| Vice admirals of theIndian Navy | List of vice admirals | |
| Air marshals of theIndian Air Force | List of air marshals | |
| 25 | ||
| Chargé d' affaires and acting high commissioners a pied and ad. interim. | various | |
| Lieutenant governors(outside their respective union territories) | List of lieutenant governors | |
| Union territory chief ministers(outside their respective union territories) | List of chief ministers | |
| Chief secretaries(outside their respective states/union territories) | 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 ofCentral Armed Police Forces (AR,BSF,CISF,CRPF,ITBP,NSG, andSSB) | 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 thearmed forces of the rank ofMajor General or equivalent rank (i.e.Rear Admiral andAir Vice Marshal) | various | |
| Additional solicitors general | various | |
| Advocates general | various | |
| Deputy comptrollers and auditors general | various | |
| Union territory legislative deputy speakers(outside their respective union territories) | various | |
| Union territory ministers(outside their respective union territories) | 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.[6] | 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 | |
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