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Director General of the Indian Coast Guard

Summary

The Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (DG ICG) is the head of the Indian Coast Guard. 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 Additional Director General of the ICG serves as the second-in-command to the Director General.

Director General of the
Indian Coast Guard
Flag of Indian Coast Guard
Incumbent
Rakesh Pal, AVSM, PTM, TM[1]
since 19 July 2023
 Indian Coast Guard
AbbreviationDG ICG
Reports toMinister of Defence
SeatCoast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
Formation19 August 1978
First holderVice Admiral V. A. Kamath, PVSM
DeputyAdditional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (ADG ICG)
WebsiteDG ICG

The post of Director General of the Indian Coast Guard is held by a three-star rank holder as a position and is not a rank in itself. It is equivalent to Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy, Lieutenant General of the Indian Army and the Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force.[2][a] The rank of Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard is equivalent to that of a Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.[3][4][b]

Rakesh Pal is the current Director General of the Indian Coast Guard who assumed the office after Virender Singh Pathania retired. The Flag officer is the fourth direct entry Coast Guard officer who took over the helm of the ICG on 19 July 2023 as the 25th Director General.

History edit

The Indian Coast Guard came into being on 19 August 1978. The new service was to function under the overall command and control of a Director general.[5] Vice Admiral V. A. Kamath, deputed from the Indian Navy, served as the first DG ICG. Appointed on 19 August 1978, he served in the capacity until 31 March 1980.[6] 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 Navy before later being permanently deputed to the Coast Guard service.[7]

Additional responsibilities edit

Apart from heading the Coast Guard, the DGICG is also:[8]

  • Chairman, National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB)
  • Chairman, National Oil-spill Disaster Contingency Plan Committee (NOSDCP)
  • Chairman, Offshore Security Co-ordination Committee (OSCC), of which the Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group is a member.
  • Indian Governor to Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP)

Insignia edit

The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over three eight-pointed stars and the Ashoka emblem above, on a golden shoulder board. The Director General wears gorget patches which are navy blue patches with three golden stars and oak leaves under the three golden stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted reefer jacket has three golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with two narrower bands.

List of Directors General edit

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office
1
 
Kamath, V. A.Vice Admiral
V. A. Kamath PVSM
(1921–2017)		19 August 197831 March 19801 year, 225 days
2
 
Parkash, SwarajVice Admiral
Swaraj Parkash PVSM, MVC, AVSM
(1923–2004)		1 April 198031 March 19821 year, 364 days
3
 
Schunker, M. R.Vice Admiral
M. R. Schunker PVSM, AVSM
(1924–2021)		1 April 198231 March 19841 year, 365 days
4
 
Jain, S.Vice Admiral
S. Jain		19 June 198414 February 1985240 days
5
 
Khurana, I. J. S.Vice Admiral
I. J. S. Khurana		15 February 198530 June 19872 years, 135 days
6
 
Johnson, H.Vice Admiral
H. Johnson		10 July 198727 June 19902 years, 352 days
7
 
Lakhar, S. W.Vice Admiral
S. W. Lakhar		28 June 199031 August 19922 years, 64 days
8
 
Kohli, K. K.Vice Admiral
K. K. Kohli		5 October 19923 January 19952 years, 90 days
9
 
Jacob, P. J.Vice Admiral
P. J. Jacob		4 January 199517 November 19961 year, 318 days
10
 
Ganesh, R. N.Vice Admiral
R. N. Ganesh		18 November 19964 March 19992 years, 106 days
11
 
Silva, John Colin DeVice Admiral
John Colin De Silva PVSM, AVSM
(1943–2019)		5 March 19996 March 20012 years, 1 day
12
 
Singh, RameshwarVice Admiral
Rameshwar Singh		7 March 200129 September 2001206 days
13
 
Bansal, O. P.Vice Admiral
O. P. Bansal		30 September 200112 January 20031 year, 104 days
14
 
Pizey, CharlesVice Admiral
Sureesh Mehta PVSM, AVSM
(born 1947)		13 January 200319 August 20041 year, 219 days
15
 
Singh, A. K.Vice Admiral
A. K. Singh		20 August 200424 February 20061 year, 188 days
16
 
Paleri, PrabhakaranVice Admiral
Prabhakaran Paleri		28 February 200631 August 2006184 days
17
 
Pizey, CharlesVice Admiral
R. F. Contractor		31 August 200630 November 20082 years, 91 days
18
 
Chopra, AnilVice Admiral
Anil Chopra PVSM, AVSM		1 December 200829 October 20112 years, 332 days
19
 
Muralidharan, M. P.Vice Admiral
M. P. Muralidharan		1 November 201128 February 20131 year, 119 days
20
 
Thapliyal, AnuragVice Admiral
Anurag Thapliyal		1 March 201331 January 20151 year, 336 days
21
 
Bisht, HarishVice Admiral
Harish Bisht PVSM, AVSM
(born 1957)		1 February 201528 February 201627 days
22
 
Singh, RajendraRajendra Singh PTM, TM
(born 1959)		1 March 201630 June 20193 years, 121 days
23
 
Natarajan, KrishnaswamyKrishnaswamy Natarajan PVSM, PTM, TM
(born 1961)		1 July 201931 December 20212 years, 183 days
24
 
Pathania, Virender SinghVirender Singh Pathania PVSM, PTM, TM
(born 1963)		31 December 202131 January 20231 year, 31 days
25
 
Pal, RakeshRakesh Pal AVSM, PTM, TM
(born 1965)		19 July 2023Incumbent265 days

Notes edit

Footnotes

  1. ^ FOC-in-C: Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, GOC-in-C: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, AOC-in-C: Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.
  2. ^ In the Indian Armed Forces, three-star ranks fall into three categories, namely: HAG Scale, HAG+ Scale, and Commanders (GOC-in-C /FOC-in-C /AOC-in-C) Scale. HAG Scale stands at the bottom, whereas the Commanders Scale is the highest.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "DG Rakesh Pal appointed as 25th Director General of Indian Coast Guard". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "CG Organisation: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Government of India. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Indian Coast Guard Explained in Detail". Naval Journey. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Indian Coast Guard gets new director-general: All about it". India Today. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ "COAST GUARD TO BE FORMED IN AUGUST" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 29 June 1978.
  6. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL SWARAJ PARKASH TAKES OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL COAST GUARD" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 31 March 1980.
  7. ^ "Rajendra Singh first non-navy officer to head Coast Guard". Zee News. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ^ Singh 2018, p. 285.

Bibliography edit

  • "Director General: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Government of India. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  • Hiranandani, Gulab Mohanlal (2010), Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991–2000, Lancer Publishers LLC, ISBN 978-1-935501-66-4
  • Reddy, Krishna (2007), Tmh General Knowledge Manual, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 978-0-07-061999-9
  • Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 9789353025526

External links edit

  • Official website of Indian Coast Guard
  • Organisational structure of Indian Coast Guard

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