<P> The Order of precedence of the Republic of India is the protocol list (hierarchy of important positions) in which the functionaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of India . The order is established by the President of India, through the Office of the President of India and is maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs . It is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol and has no legal standing; it does not reflect the Indian presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the separation of powers under the constitution . It is not applicable for the day - to - day functioning of the Government of India . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Persons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> President (Ram Nath Kovind) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Vice president (Venkaiah Naidu) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Prime minister (Narendra Modi) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Governors of states (within their respective states) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> <P> Former presidents (Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5A </Td> <Td> <P> Deputy prime minister (vacant) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief justice (Dipak Misra) </Li> <Li> Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Sumitra Mahajan) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cabinet ministers of the Union </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of states (within their respective states) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chairman of the NITI Aayog (Rajiv Kumar) </Li> <Li> Former prime ministers (Atal Bihari Vajpayee, H.D. Deve Gowda, Manmohan Singh) </Li> <Li> Leaders of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha (Ghulam Nabi Azad) and the Lok Sabha (vacant) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7A </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Holders of the Bharat Ratna (Amartya Sen, Lata Mangeshkar, C.N.R. Rao, Sachin Tendulkar, Atal Bihari Vajpayee) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the high commissioner s of Commonwealth countries accredited to India </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of states (when outside their respective states) </Li> <Li> Governors of states (when outside their respective states) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Judges of the Supreme Court of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9A </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (Vinay Mittal) </Li> <Li> Chief Election Commissioner (Om Prakash Rawat) </Li> <Li> Comptroller and Auditor General (Rajiv Mehrishi) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ((Harivansh Narayan Singh))) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chief ministers of states </Li> <Li> Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (M. Thambidurai) </Li> <Li> Members of the NITI Aayog </Li> <Li> Ministers of states of the Union </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lieutenants governor of union territories (within their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Attorney general (Kottayan Katankot Venugopal) </Li> <Li> Cabinet secretary (Pradeep Kumar Sinha) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> <P> Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank </P> <Ul> <Li> Chief of the Army Staff (General Bipin Rawat) </Li> <Li> Chief of the Air Staff (Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa) </Li> <Li> Chief of the Naval Staff (Admiral Sunil Lanba) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary accredited to India </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief justices of states </Li> <Li> Chairmen and speakers of state legislatures (within their respective states) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief ministers of union territories (within their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Cabinet ministers in states (within their respective states) </Li> <Li> Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (within their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Deputy ministers of the union </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Officiating chiefs of staff holding the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent rank </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> Judges of high courts </Li> <Li> Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal </Li> <Li> Chairman, Minorities Commission </Li> <Li> Chairman, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cabinet ministers in states (outside their respective states) </Li> <Li> Chairmen and Speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states) </Li> <Li> Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission </Li> <Li> Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures (within their respective states) </Li> <Li> Ministers of state in states (within their respective states) </Li> <Li> Ministers of union territories and executive councillors of Delhi (within their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories </Li> <Li> Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief commissioners of union territories not having a council of ministers (within their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Deputy ministers in states (within their respective states) </Li> <Li> Deputy speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories </Li> <Li> Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective union territories) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Deputy chairmen and deputy speakers of state legislatures (outside their respective states) </Li> <Li> Ministers of state in states (outside their respective state) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Members of parliament </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Deputy ministers in states (outside their respective states) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Secretaries to the Government of India </Li> <Li> Officers of the rank of full general or equivalent rank </Li> <Li> Army commanders / Vice Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other services </Li> <Li> Chief secretaries to state Governments (within their respective states) </Li> <Li> Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities </Li> <Li> Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes </Li> <Li> Members, Minorities Commission </Li> <Li> Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission </Li> <Li> Secretary, Minorities Commission </Li> <Li> Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission </Li> <Li> Secretary to the President </Li> <Li> Secretary to the Prime Minister </Li> <Li> Secretary, Rajya Sabha / Lok Sabha </Li> <Li> Solicitor General (Ranjit Kumar) </Li> <Li> Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lieutenant general s of the Indian Army </Li> <Li> Air marshal s of the Indian Air Force </Li> <Li> Vice admiral s of the Indian Navy </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Additional secretaries to Government of India </Li> <Li> Advocates general of states </Li> <Li> Additional solicitors general </Li> <Li> Chairman, Tariff Commission </Li> <Li> Chargé d'affaires and acting high commissioners a pied and ad . interim . </Li> <Li> Chief ministers of union territories (outside their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (outside their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Chief Secretaries of state Governments (outside their respective states) </Li> <Li> Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General </Li> <Li> Deputy speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories </Li> <Li> Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Director of the Intelligence Bureau (Rajiv Jain) </Li> <Li> Director, Central Bureau of Investigation </Li> <Li> Director General, Border Security Force </Li> <Li> Director General, Central Reserve Police Force </Li> <Li> Lieutenants governor of union territories (outside their respective union territories) </Li> <Li> Members, Central Administrative Tribunal </Li> <Li> Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission </Li> <Li> Members, Union Public Service Commission </Li> <Li> ministers of union territories and Executives Councillors of Delhi </Li> <Li> Principal staff officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major general or equivalent rank </Li> <Li> Speakers of legislative assemblies in union territories </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Joint secretaries to the Government of India </Li> <Li> Major general s of the Indian Army </Li> <Li> Rear admiral s of the Indian Navy </Li> <Li> Air Vice Marshal s of the Indian Air Force </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Persons </Th> </Tr>

In the warrant of precedence the speaker of lok sabha comes next to