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Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. It was started on 1 February 1977 and formally established on 18 August 1978 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India . [ 5 ]
The DG ICG has their office in the Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) in New Delhi. Appointed by the Government of India , the DG ICG reports to the Minister of Defence . The Director General is assisted by four Deputy Directors General, each holding the rank of inspector-general , and other senior officers heading various staff divisions.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) came into being on 19 August 1978. [2] Among the Coast Guard's charter of duties was the safety and protection of artificial islands and offshore terminals. [3] The responsibilities for the safety and protection of the offshore installations were discussed between the Indian Navy, ONGC and the Indian Coast Guard. [4]
Rajendra Singh, 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.
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]
[8] [9] The ICG used over 1200 kg of Dry Chemical Powder and coordinated with local authorities for pollution response. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] On 19 June 2024, Sachet made a port call at the Port of Colombo to facilitate the transfer of essential spare parts, donated by the Indian Coast Guard, to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard ship Suraksha .
During 2001, it was announced that the Indian Coast Guard had formed an agreement with Griffon Hoverwork to supply an initial batch of six 8000TD hovercraft, two of which were to be manufactured at GHL's boatyard in Southampton, England, while the remaining four craft were assembled from complete knocked-down kits (CKDs) supplied to the Indian company Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers ...
In December 2014, Sankalp had undertaken a goodwill visit of 32 days to Singapore, Australia and Indonesia as part of international cooperation through exchange of information and bilateral exercises.