Persons exempted from pre-embarkation security checks at civil airports in the country

The  following was reported in the Parliament on 06 Sep 2011:
List of persons and their accompanying spouses exempted from pre-embarkation security checks at civil airports in the country.

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Prime Minister
4. Governors of States
5. Former Presidents
6. Former Vice-Presidents
7 Chief Justice of India
8. Speaker of Lok Sabha
9. Union Ministers of Cabinet rank
10. Chief Ministers of States
11. Deputy Chief Ministers of States
12. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
13. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
14. Holders of Bharat Ratna Decoration
15. Ambassadors of foreign countries, Charge D’Affairs and High Commissioners and their spouses
16. Judges of Supreme Court
17. Chief Election Commissioner
18. Comptroller & Auditor-General of India
19. Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
20. Minister of State of the Union Council of Ministers
21. Attorney General of India
22. Cabinet Secretary
23. Lt. Governors of Union Territories
24. Chiefs of Staffs holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank
25. Chief Justices of the High Courts
26. Chief Ministers of the Union Territories
27. Deputy Chief Ministers of the Union Territories
28. Visiting Foreign dignitaries of the same status as at Sl.Nos. 1 to 4,7,8,9 above.
29. His Holiness the Dalai Lama
30. SPG Protectees
31. Shri Robert Vadra, while travelling with SPG Protectees

In addition to the above,
(i)  The spouse of the President of India, even when not accompanying the President and
(ii)Former Prime Ministers of India, are exempted from per-embarkation security checks at all civilian airports in the country.