What is the post after the president in the Indian constitution?

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

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, Union Public Service Commission Chief Election Commissioner

Comptroller & Auditor General of India

10. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha

Deputy Chief Ministers of States

Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha

Members of the Planning Commission

Ministers of State of the Union {and any other Minister in the Ministry of Defence for defence matters}

11. Attorney General of India. Cabinet Secretary.

Lieutenant Governors within their respective Union Territories

12. Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank.

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

New Delhi, the 26th July, 1979

Page 2 of 5

15. Cabinet Ministers in States within their respective States

Chief Ministers of Union Territories and Chief Executive Councillor, 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, Central Administrative Tribunal.

Chairman, Minorities Commission

Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Chief Justices of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions Puisne Judges of High Courts within their respective jurisdictions

18. Cabinet Ministers in States outside their respective States

Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures outside their respective States

Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

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 Councilors, Delhi, within their respective Union Territories.

Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories and 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 and 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/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 Councillor, 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 Councillors, Delhi, outside their respective Union Territories.

26.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

Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and officers of equivalent rank. Officers of the rank of Major-General or equivalent rank

source ministry of home affairs .