What is the use of order of precedence?
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding the table of precedence?
1) The order of Precedence is meant for State and Ceremonial occasions and is also followed in the day-to-day business of Government.
2) Though being at same level, Cabinet Ministers of the Union will take precedence over the Former Prime Ministers.- Published on 03 Mar 17a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
- The order in this Table of Precedence is meant for State and Ceremonial occasions and has no application in the day-to-day business of Government.
- Persons in the Table of Precedence will take rank in order of the number of the articles in the table.
- The entries in the same article are arranged alphabetically.
- Those included in the same article will take precedence inter se according to date of entry into that article.
- However, where the dignitaries of different States and Union Territories included in the same article are present at a function outside their States or Union Territories and there is difficulty in ascertaining their dates of entry, they may be assigned precedence inter se in the alphabetical order of the name of States and Union Territories concerned after those whose precedence is determined according to date of entry into that article.
- But, Former Prime Ministers will take precedence over the Cabinet Ministers of the Union and the Leaders of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.
- The Chief Ministers of States within their respective States will take precedence over the Cabinet Ministers of the Union in official functions held in the respective States.
- Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India will en bloc rank above Governors of States outside their respective States.
- Governors of States outside their respective States will en bloc rank above Chief Ministers of States outside their respective States.
