|
Rank |
Post |
|
1 |
President |
|
2 |
Vice-President |
|
3 |
Prime
Minister |
|
4 |
Governors
of States within their respective States |
|
5 |
Former
Presidents |
|
5A |
Deputy
Prime Minister |
|
6 |
Chief
Justice of India Speaker of
Lok Sabha |
|
7 |
Cabinet
Ministers of the Union Chief
Ministers of States within their respective States Deputy
Chairman Planning commission (NITI Aayog) Former
Prime Ministers Leaders of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha |
|
7A |
Holders of Bharat Ratna
decoration |
|
8 |
Ambassadors
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth
countries accredited to India Chief
Ministers of States (outside their respective States) Governors
of States (outside their respective States) |
|
9 |
Judges of
Supreme Court |
|
9A |
Chairperson
of Union Public Service Commission Chief
Election Commissioner Comptroller
and Auditor General of India |
|
10 |
Deputy
Chairman of Rajya Sabha Deputy
Chief Ministers of States Deputy
Speaker of Lok Sabha Members of
the Planning Commission Ministers
of State of the Union National
Security Advisor |
|
11 |
Attorney
General of India Cabinet
Secretary Lieutenant
Governors within their respective Union Territories Principal
Secretary to the Prime Minister |
|
12 |
Chiefs of
Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank General of
the Indian Army Air Chief
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Admiral of
the Indian navy |
|
13 |
Envoys
Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India. |
|
14 |
Chairmen
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 (within their respective Union Territories)
and Chief Executive Councilor, 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 Chairperson
of National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairperson
of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Chief
Justices of High Courts (outside their respective jurisdictions) Puisne
Judges of High Courts (within their respective jurisdictions) Judicial
Members, National Green Tribunal (NGT) |
|
18 |
Cabinet
Ministers in States (outside their respective States) Chairmen
and Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their respective States) Chairman of
the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Deputy
Chairman 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 Councilors, Delhi (within their respective
Union Territories) Speakers of
Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories (within their respective Union
Territories) 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 (within their
respective Union Territories) Deputy
Chairman of metropolitan Council Delhi (within their respective Union
Territories) |
|
20 |
Deputy
Chairmen and 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 jurisdictions) |
|
21 |
Members of
Parliament |
|
22 |
Deputy
Ministers in State 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,
Minorities Commission Members,
National Commission for Scheduled Castes Members,
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Officers of
the rank of full General or equivalent rank Secretaries
to the Government of India (including officers holding this office
ex-officio). Secretary,
Minorities Commission Secretary,
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission Secretary
to the President Secretary
to the Prime Minister Secretary,
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Solicitor
General 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,
Tariff Commission Charge d’
Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad interim Chief
Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councilor, 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 Delhi
Metropolitan Council (outside their respective Union Territories) Director,
Central Bureau of Investigation Director
General, Border Security Force Director
General, Central Reserve Police Director,
Intelligence Bureau Lieutenant Governors
(outside their respective Union Territories) Members,
Central Administrative Tribunal Members,
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Members,
Union Public Service Commission Ministers
of Union Territories and Executive Councilors, Delhi, (outside their
respective Union) Territories 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 |
