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The Indian Coast Guard organisation is headed by the Director-General (DG ICG) who is located at Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ), New Delhi. At CGHQ, he is assisted by the Additional Director General Coast Guard (ADGCG) of the rank of ADG, four Deputy Director-Generals of the rank of Inspector-General , and other senior officers heading various ...
Until 2016, appointees to the DG position were Officers of the Indian Navy deputed to the Coast Guard. Three direct entry Coast Guard officers have gone on to head the service. While two previous Directors General have come from the Coast Guard stream –Rameshwar Singh and P. Paleri – they have all initially been commissioned into the Indian ...
Virender Singh Pathania, PVSM, PTM, TM, is a retired Indian Coast Guard officer. He served as the 24th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. [2] He assumed the office on 31 December 2021 upon superannuation of Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan. [3] [4] He is the first helicopter pilot to hold this position. [5]
The Indian Armed Forces (including Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy) and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of India. As per Statista, MoD is the largest employer in the world [11] with 29.2 lakh (2.92 million) employees. [12] [13] [14]
On elevation to the flag rank, Pal was appointed Commander of the Coast Guard Northwest Region in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. As the region commander with rank of Inspector General, he was responsible for ICG's mandated charter including maritime surveillance of Gujarat, Daman, and Diu, coordination of coastal security with state governments and Maritime Search and Rescue. [6]
Rajendra Singh Bisht, PTM, TM (born 28 June 1959) is a retired Indian Coast Guard officer who served as the 22nd Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. [1] He was the first Indian Coast Officer to serve as the Director General of ICG. Prior to him the position of DG ICG was held by Vice Admiral ranked officer from the Indian Navy. [2] [3]
Pages in category "Directors General of the Indian Coast Guard" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct;
The vessel takes care of the east coast of India and can go up to a speed of 21 knots. [2] It is the second pollution control vessel of India (first being ICGS Samudra Prahari ) and was built by ABG Ship Yard Pvt. Ltd. [ 3 ] In 2020, ICGS Samudra Paheredar visited Muscat , Doha and Riyadh and Dubai .