The baton was handed over by Pakistan Olympic Association President Syed Arif Hassan to his Indian counterpart and Chief Games Organiser Suresh Kalmadi at the Wagah border on the outskirts of Amritsar.
Among those present at a colourful ceremony, marked by song and dance, was Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Mike Fennell of Jamaica, New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.
"This great occasion comes when exactly 100 days are left for the Games," Kalmadi told a large audience. "We promise you the best ever Commonwealth Games."
The baton will travel across India before reaching the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi during the games opening ceremony on October 3.
A message from Queen Elizabeth, which is inside the baton, will be read at the opening ceremony to be attended by Prince Charles.
The baton relay began at Buckingham Palace in London on October 29 and has so far travelled 170,000 kilometres (105,600 miles) across all the 71 nations and territories of the former British empire.
The 12-day sporting extravaganza will be India's biggest sporting event since the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
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