Order of precedence in India

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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. It is not applicable for the day-to-day functioning of the Government of India.

Order[edit]

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]

Order of precedence of India
Rank Position
1

President (Droupadi Murmu)

2

Vice-President (Jagdeep Dhankhar)

3

Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)

4

Governors of States (within their respective states)

5

Former Presidents (Pratibha Patil and Ram Nath Kovind)

5A

Deputy Prime Minister (presently vacant)[3]

6
7
7A[5]
8
9 Judges of the Supreme Court of India
9A[5]
10
11
12
13 Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India
14
15
  • 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)[lower-alpha 2]
  • Deputy Ministers of the Union
16 Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank
17
18
  • Cabinet ministers in states (outside their respective states)
  • Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states)
  • Chairman of Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (position no longer exists)[lower-alpha 3]
  • 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
  • Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories) (position no longer exists)[lower-alpha 2]
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)[lower-alpha 2]
20
  • Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states)
  • Ministers of state in states (outside their respective state)
21 Members of Parliament
22 Deputy ministers in states (outside their respective states)
23
24
25
26

Notes[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Planning Commission was dissolved by the Government of India in 2014 and was replaced by the NITI Aayog.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission was replaced by the Competition Commission of India through The Competition Act, 2002.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 26 August 1979. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. "Table of Precedence (Updated)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. "table of precedence".
  4. Roche, Elizabeth (3 June 2019). "Ajit Doval to stay as NSA, gets cabinet rank with 5-year term". mint. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Ministry of Home". Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. PTI. "Dr. Manoj Soni appointed as UPSC chairman".
  7. "Order of Precedence | GAD".

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