Indian order of precedence
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The Indian order of precedence is the protocol list at which Indian government officials are seated according to their hierarchy. This is not the list of succession.
- President
- Vice President
- Prime Minister
- Governors of states (within their states)
- Former Presidents
- Deputy Prime Minister (if existing)
- Chief Justice of India; Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Union Cabinet Ministers; Chief Ministers of states (within their states); Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission; former Prime Ministers; Leaders of Opposition of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- Bharat Ratna awardees
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to India; Governors and Chief Ministers of states (outside their states)
- Judges of the Supreme Court
- Chief Election Commissioner; Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Dy. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha; Dy. Chief Ministers of states; Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha; Members of the Planning Commission; Ministers of State in the Union and Defence Ministry
- Attorney General of India; Cabinet Secretary; Lieutenant Governors (within their Union territory)
- Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank
