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{{Short description|Protocol list of governmental positions in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{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 (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]. It is not applicable for the day-to-day functioning of the Government of India.

== Order ==
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">{{cite web|date=26 August 1979|title=President's Secretariat|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf|access-date=5 August 2010|work=Office of the President of India|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Table of Precedence (Updated) |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/table_of_precedence.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Order of precedence of India
|-
! Rank
! Position
|-
| 1
|
[[President of India|President]] ([[Droupadi Murmu]])
|-
| 2
|
[[Vice President of India|Vice-President]] ([[Jagdeep Dhankhar]])
|-
| 3
|
[[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] ([[Narendra Modi]])
|-
| 4
|
[[Governors of states of India|Governors of States]] (within their respective states)
|-
| 5
|
Former Presidents ([[Pratibha Devisingh Patil|Pratibha Patil]] and [[Ram Nath Kovind]])
|-
| 5A
|
[[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]] (''presently vacant'')<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/documents/table-precedence|title=table of precedence}}</ref>
|-
| 6
|
* [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] ([[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud]])
* [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] ([[Om Birla]])
|-
| 7
|
* [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Cabinet Ministers of the Union]]
* [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] ([[Ajit Doval]])<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roche |first1=Elizabeth |title=Ajit Doval to stay as NSA, gets cabinet rank with 5-year term |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ajit-doval-reappointed-national-security-advisor-in-modi-2-0-given-cabinet-rank-1559553527501.html |access-date=23 February 2023 |work=mint |date=3 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India|Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister]] ([[Pramod Kumar Misra]])
* [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Ministers of States]] (within their respective states)
* [[Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission]] (''position no longer exists'', replaced by [[NITI Aayog]]){{Efn|The [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] was dissolved by the Government of India in 2014 and was replaced by the [[NITI Aayog]].|name=Planning Commission}}
* Former Prime Ministers ([[H. D. Deve Gowda]] and [[Manmohan Singh]])
* [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leaders of the opposition]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] ([[Mallikarjun Kharge]]) and the [[Lok Sabha]] (''Vacant'')
|-
| 7A<ref name="HA">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/top |title=Ministry of Home |access-date=2 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428030937/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/top |archive-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
* Holders of the [[Bharat Ratna]] decoration ([[Amartya Sen]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[C. N. R. Rao]])
|-
| 8
|
* [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary|Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary]] and the [[High commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioners]] of [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth countries]] [[List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to India|accredited to India]].
*[[Governor (India)|Governors of States]] (when outside their respective states)
* [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief ministers of States]] (when outside their respective states)
|-
| 9
| [[List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India|Judges of the Supreme Court of India]]
|-
| 9A<ref name="HA" />
|
* Chairperson of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (Dr. Manoj Soni) <ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Dr. Manoj Soni appointed as UPSC chairman |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/eminent-scholar-academician-manoj-soni-to-be-next-upsc-chairman/90718761}}</ref>
* [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] ([[Rajiv Kumar (civil servant)|Rajiv Kumar]])
* [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|Comptroller and Auditor General]] ([[G. C. Murmu|Girish Chandra Murmu]])
|-
| 10
|
* [[Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]] ([[Harivansh Narayan Singh]])
* [[Deputy Chief Minister|Deputy Chief Ministers of States]]
* [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] (''vacant'')
* Members of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] (''position no longer exists, replaced by NITI Aayog''){{Efn|name=Planning Commission}}
* [[Minister of State|Ministers of State of the Union]]
|-
| 11
|
*[[Attorney General of India|Attorney General]] ([[R. Venkataramani]])
* [[Cabinet Secretary of India|Cabinet Secretary]] ([[Rajiv Gauba]])
* [[Lieutenant Governor (India)|Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories]] (within their respective Union Territories)
*Secretary General of the Lok Sabha
|-
| 12
|
*Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of [[full General]] or equivalent rank ([[Four-star rank]] officers in the [[Indian Armed Forces|armed forces]])
** [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] ([[General (India)|General]] [[Anil Chauhan]])
** [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] ([[General (India)|General]] [[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]])
** [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] ([[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Vivek Ram Chaudhari]])
** [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] ([[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]])

|-
| 13
|[[Envoy (title)|Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary]] accredited to India
|-
| 14
|
* [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justices of High Courts]] (within their respective jurisdictions)
* [[List of current Indian legislative speakers|Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures]] (within their respective states)
|-
| 15
|
* [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Ministers of Union Territories]] (within their respective union territories)
* Cabinet Ministers in States (within their respective states)
* Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (within their respective union territories) (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|The Delhi Metropolitan Council was dissolved by the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 and the Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi was replaced by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Delhi|Chief minister of Delhi]] and the executive councillors were replaced by government ministers. Whereas, the chairman and deputy chairman of the council were replaced by the speaker and deputy speaker of the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]].|name=Metropolitan Council}}
* Deputy Ministers of the Union
|-
| 16
|Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of [[Lieutenant-General|Lieutenant General]] or equivalent rank
|-
| 17
|
* Chairperson, [[Tribunals in India|Central Administrative Tribunal]]
* Chairperson, [[National Commission for Minorities]]
* Chairperson, [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]<ref name="HA" />
* Chairperson, [[National Commission for Scheduled Tribes]]<ref name="HA" />
* [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justices 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)
* [[List of current Indian legislative speakers|Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures]] (outside their respective states)
* Chairman of Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission was replaced by the [[Competition Commission of India]] through [[The Competition Act, 2002]].|name=Monopolies and Restrictive 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)
* [[List of current Indian legislative speakers|Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories]]
* Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories) (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|name=Metropolitan Council}}
|-
| 19
|
* Chief commissioners of union territories not having a council of ministers (within their respective union territories)
* Deputy ministers in states (within their respective states)
* Deputy speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories
* Deputy chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories){{Efn|name=Metropolitan Council}}
|-
| 20
|
* Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states)
* Ministers of state in states (outside their respective state)
|-
| 21
|[[Member of Parliament (India)|Members of Parliament]]
|-
| 22
|Deputy ministers in states (outside their respective states)
|-
| 23
|
*Senior [[Three-star rank]] officers in the [[Indian Armed Forces|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 (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] ([[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[B. S. Raju]])
** Army Commanders (General Officers Commanding-in-Chief)
** [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] ([[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade]])
** Naval Commanders (Flag Officers Commanding-in-Chief)
** [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]] ([[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]])
** Air Commanders (Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief)
* [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretaries to the Government of India]]
* [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief secretaries to state Governments]] (within their respective states)
* Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities
* Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
* Members, Minorities Commission
* Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
* Secretary, Minorities Commission
* Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
* Secretary to the President (Rajesh Verma)
* Secretary General to the [[Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha|Rajya Sabha]] ([[Pramod Chandra Mody]])
* Secretary General to the [[Secretary General of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha]] (Utpal Kumar Singh)
* [[Solicitor General of India|Solicitor General]] ([[Tushar Mehta]])
* Vice-Chairman of the [[Central Administrative Tribunal]]
|-
| 24
|
* [[Three-star rank]] officers in the [[Indian Armed Forces|armed forces]]
* [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant general]]s of the [[Indian Army]]
* [[Air Marshal (India)|Air marshal]]s of the [[Indian Air Force]]
* [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice admiral]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]

|-
| 25
|
* [[Additional secretary to the Government of India|Additional Secretaries to Government of India]]
* Principal staff officers of the [[Armed Forces of India|Armed Forces]] of the rank of [[Major general (India)|major general]] or equivalent rank
* [[Advocate general (India)|Advocates General of States]]
* [[Additional Solicitor General of India|Additional Solicitors General]]
* Chairman, Tariff Commission
* [[Chargé d'affaires|Chargé d' Affaires]] and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad. interim.
* [[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Ministers of Union Territories]] (outside their respective union territories)
* Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (outside their respective union territories) (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|name=Metropolitan Council}}
* [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretaries of State governments]] (outside their respective states)
* Deputy Comptrollers and Auditors General
* Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories
* Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective union territories) (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|name=Metropolitan Council}}
* Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective union territories) (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|name=Metropolitan Council}}
* [[Director of the Intelligence Bureau]] ([[Tapan Deka]])
* Director, [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] ([[Subodh Kumar Jaiswal]])
* Director General, [[Border Security Force]] (Dr. [[Sujoy Lal Thaosen]])
* Director General, [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen)
* [[Lieutenant-Governor|Lieutenants governor of union territories]] (outside their respective union territories)
* Members, Central Administrative Tribunal
* Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|name=Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission}}
* Members of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] and State Public Service Commission.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://gad.kerala.gov.in/order-precedence |title = Order of Precedence {{!}} GAD}}</ref>
* Ministers of Union Territories and Executives Councillors of Delhi (''position no longer exists''){{Efn|name=Metropolitan Council}}
* [[List of current Indian legislative speakers|Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories]] (outside their respective union territories)
|-
| 26
|
* [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|Joint secretaries to the Government of India]] and officers of equivalent rank
* Officers of the rank of [[Major general (India)|Major-General]] or equivalent rank
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== See also ==
* [[Gazetted Officer (India)|Gazetted Officer]]
* [[List of office-holders in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://shikshaved.com/2021/10/12/independence-day-essay-in-marathi/ Order of Precedence of India] MHA, India

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