| 1 |
President of India |
| 2 |
Vice-President of India |
| 3 |
Prime Minister of India |
| 4 |
Governors of States (within their respective States) |
| 5 |
Former Presidents of India
• Deputy Prime Minister (if any) |
| 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, 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 the Supreme Court of India
• Chairperson, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
• Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) |
| 9A |
Chairperson, National Green Tribunal (NGT) |
| 10 |
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
• Deputy Chief Ministers of States (within their respective States)
• Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
• Members of NITI Aayog
• Ministers of State of the Union (and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters) |
| 11 |
Attorney General for India
• Cabinet Secretary
• Lieutenant Governors (within their respective Union Territories) |
| 12 |
Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of General or equivalent rank:
• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
• Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)
• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)
• Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) |
| 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 and Chief Executive Councillor, Delhi (within their respective UTs)
• Deputy Ministers of the Union |
| 16 |
Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent rank |
| 17 |
Judges of High Courts (within their respective jurisdictions)
• Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
• Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC)
• Members, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
• Election Commissioners |
| 18 |
Cabinet Ministers in States (outside their respective States)
• Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their respective States)
• 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, Delhi (within their respective UTs)
• Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories (within their respective UTs) |
| 19 |
Commissioners for Linguistic Minorities
• Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
• Members, National Commission for SCs & STs
• Officers of the rank of Full General or equivalent
• Secretaries to the Government of India (including ex-officio Secretaries)
• Secretary to the President
• Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Secretary, Rajya Sabha / Lok Sabha
• Solicitor General of India
• Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) |
| 20 |
Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or equivalent (Army Commanders / Vice Chiefs) |
| 21 |
Additional Secretaries to the Government of India
• Additional Solicitor General of India
• Advocates General of States
• Chairman, Tariff Commission
• Charge d’Affaires and Acting High Commissioners a.i. and Interim
• Chief Ministers of Union Territories (outside their respective UTs)
• Chief Secretaries to State Governments (within their respective States)
• Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General
• Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their respective States)
• Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB)
• Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
• Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) / CRPF / CISF
• Lieutenant Governors (outside their respective UTs)
• Members, Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
• Members, Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
• Officers of the rank of Major General or equivalent
• Vice-Chancellors of Central / State Universities |
| 22 |
Commissioners of Income Tax / Customs & Central Excise
• Joint Secretaries to the Government of India (in rank scale parity)
• Major Generals / Rear Admirals / Air Vice Marshals |
| 23 |
Members of Parliament (MPs) – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
| 24 |
Officers of the rank of Air Commodore / Commodore / Brigadier or equivalent
• Deputy Ministers in States (within their respective States)
• Executive Councillors, Delhi (outside Delhi)
• Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories (outside their respective UTs) |
| 25 |
Additional Secretaries to State Governments
• Chargé d’Affaires en titre and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
• Chief Secretaries to State Governments (outside their respective States)
• Deputy High Commissioners / Deputy Heads of Mission
• Directors to the Government of India
• Military, Naval and Air Attachés / Advisers
• Officers of the rank of Colonel or equivalent |
| 26 |
Joint Secretaries to the Government of India (including ex-officio Joint Secretaries)
• Major Generals / Rear Admirals / Air Vice Marshals (in pay level / rank placement)
• Officers of the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP)
• Principal Secretaries to State Governments |
