STATE GUESTS

3.1 Dignitaries as indicated below shall be treated as STATE GUESTS Category 1 whenever they visit the State. irrespective of whether their visit is on official duty or otherwise: I. The President of India II. The Vice-President of India III. The Prime Minister of India IV. The Chief Justice of India. V. The Governors of other States including Lt. Governor of Union Territories VI. Former Presidents of India VII. Former Prime Ministers of India VIII. Former Governors of Tripura. IX. Judges of the Supreme Court of India X. Chief Justice of other High Courts XI. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha XII. The Cabinet Ministers/ Ministers of State/ Deputy Ministers of Government of India XIII. Deputy Chairman / Members of the Planning Commission XIV. Chief Ministers/ Ministers of State/ Deputy Ministers of other States XV. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. 3.2 Dignitaries as indicated below will be treated as STATE GUESTS Category-2 whenever they visit the State, irrespective of whether their visit is on official duty: I. Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha II. Comptroller and Auditor General of India III. Attorney General of India IV. Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India V. Governor of the Reserve Bank of India VI. Chiefs of Staff (Army, Air Force & Navy) holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank. VII. Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of other States VIII. Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of other States IX. Government Chief Whips/ Deputy Chief Whips at the Centre X. Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members of National Level Constitutional/Statutory Commission/Committees of Parliament XI. Chairman, Central Social Welfare Board XII. Vice-President, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) XIII. Parliamentary Secretaries of Union and of other States XIV. Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Union Territories XV. Judges of the High Courts of other States XVI. Serving Officers of Government of India in the rank of Joint Secretary and above including those of Equivalent cadre XVII. Solicitor General and Addl. Solicitor General of India XVIII. Chief Secretaries, Addl. Chief Secretaries of other States/UTs (on reciprocal basis) Provided that State hospitality may be extended to any other eminent personality or dignitary or official not included in the above categories as a special case on order of the Chief Secretary for that particular visit. 3.3 Family members accompanying the State Guest(s) will also be treated as State Guests. 3.4 When family members of these dignitaries visit the State in their own capacities unaccompanied by the State Guest(s), they will not be entitled to State hospitality but boarding, lodging and transport etc. will be provided to them, subject to availability and on payment basis at the rate prescribed by the Government from time to time.