(1) The personages entitled to Guards of Honour are:-
(a) The President, when his arrival and / or departure is public or official, and is notified as such to the appropriate military authorities.
(b) The Vice-President.
(c) The Prime Minister .
(d) Governors within their Jurisdictions.
(e) The Defence Minister (including the Minister of Defence, Production and Deputy Minister of Defence).
Provided that:
(i) The Defence Minister (including the Minister of Defence Production and Deputy Minister of Defence) shall be presented a guard of honour only on ceremonial occasions directly connected with the Services or on such exceptional occasions as may in each case be held by the Central Government to require the presentation of a Guard of Honour;
(ii) Governors shall, in addition, be presented, within their respective jurisdictions, a Guard of Honour on arrival to take over the appointment and departure on relinquishing such appointment.
(f) Rulers of merged and integrated States:-
(i) Within the limits of their former States: on the occasion of their succession to the Gaddi and marriage of rulers who maintained Indian State Forces before integration or merger, provided troops are available.
Explanation. – Guards of Honour on accession to the Gaddi shall in the case of minor Rulers be presented on the attainment of majority.
(ii) Outside the limits of their States:
When attending State functions, to which they have been officially invited, as the Chief guest, provided troops are available.
(g) Heads of Foreign and Commonwealth Missions of the rank of Ambassador or High Commissioner or Minister Plenipotentiary accredited to India, on the occasion of the presentation of their credentials to the President.
(h) Heads of States, Members of a Royal Family and Governors-General of Commonwealth countries, on their arrival at, and departure from, the Capital, and at other places in India visited by them, where troops are available and on visiting Indian Naval Ships. At Delhi, and where possible elsewhere, they be presented with an Inter- Service Guard of Honour.
(j) Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Foreign and Commonwealth States- An Inter-Service Guard of Honour shall be provided for them on arrival at, and departure from Delhi, on a requisition by the Government.
(2) Strength of the Guard of Honour:
150 Rank and file for the President, visiting Heads of States and Governors-General of Commonwealth Countries. 100 mark anf file for the Vice-President and the Prime Minister; visiting Prime Ministers of Foreign and commonwealth States; and Heads of Missions referred to in clause (iv) of sub-regulation (1)_.
50 rank and file for all others.
(3) Single-Service Guards of honour at Naval ports shall be provided by the Navy, at Indian Air Force Air Ports by the Air Force, and at other places by the Service, which is most conveniently situated to provide a Guard of Honour.
(4) A combined Inter-Service Guard of Honour will comprise of the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel. However, for the ceremonial functions on the 15th August and the 26th January, at Delhi, members of the Police may be included.
As a general principle and regardless of the station, an Inter-Service Guard of Honour shall be commanded in rotation by each of the three services.
(5) No Guard of Honour shall be provided between sunset and Colours.