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Director General of the
Indian Coast Guard
Flag of Indian Coast Guard
Incumbent
Krishnaswamy Natarajan, PTM, TM
since 1 July 2019
 Indian Coast Guard
AbbreviationDG ICG
Reports toMinister of Defence
SeatCoast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi
AppointerGovernment of India
Formation19 August 1978
First holderVice Admiral V. A. Kamath, PVSM
DeputyAdditional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (ADG ICG)
WebsiteDG ICG

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.

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 a Commander-in-Chief grade and is equivalent to Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy, Lieutenant General of the Indian Army and the Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force.[1][a] The rank of Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard is equivalent to vice admiral of Higher Administrative Grade of the Indian Navy.[2][3][b]

History

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.[4] 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.[5] Until 2016, appointees to the DG position were Officers of the Indian Navy deputed to the Coast Guard.

The current office holder, Krishnaswamy Natarajan, is the second direct entry Coast Guard officer to head the service. While several previous Directors General have come from the Coast Guard stream – such as 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.[6]

Rajendra Singh has the distinction of being the first regular direct entry officer of the Indian Coast Guard to be promoted to the position of ADG and to achieve three-star rank, doing so on 11 January 2013. Besides the distinction of being the first three-star rank officer of the Indian Coast Guard, Rajendra Singh is the first Coast Guard officer to become the Director General.[7]He was appointed as the DG in early 2016, succeeding Vice Admiral Harish Bisht on 1 March 2016.[3][8]

List of Directors General

No Name Image Appointment date Left office Notes
1 Vice Admiral
V. A. Kamath		 19 August 1978 31 March 1980
  • First holder of the position of DG ICG.
  • Prior to his appointment as the DG ICG, he served as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
  • Member of the Rustamji Committee, the committee appointed to suggest measures for the creation of Indian Coast Guard.[9]
2 Vice Admiral
Swaraj Parkash		 1 April 1980 31 March 1982 [9]
3 Vice Admiral
M. R. Schunkar		 1 April 1982 31 March 1984 [9]
4 Vice Admiral
S. Jain		 19 June 1984 14 February 1985 [9]
5 Vice Admiral
I. J. S. Khurana		 15 February 1985 30 June 1987 [9]
6 Vice Admiral
H. Johnson		 10 July 1987 27 June 1990 [9]
7 Vice Admiral
S. W. Lakhar		 28 June 1990 31 August 1992 [9]
8 Vice Admiral
K. K. Kohli		 5 October 1992 3 January 1995 [9]
9 Vice Admiral
P. J. Jacob		 4 January 1995 17 November 1996 [9]
10 Vice Admiral
R. N. Ganesh		 18 November 1996 4 March 1999 [9]
11 Vice Admiral
C. de Silva		 5 March 1999 6 March 2001 [9]
12 Director General
Rameshwar Singh		 7 March 2001 29 September 2001 [10]
13 Vice Admiral
O. P. Bansal		 30 September 2001 12 January 2003 [11]
14 Vice Admiral
Sureesh Mehta		 13 January 2003 19 August 2004 Later served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of India.[12][13]
15 Vice Admiral
A. K. Singh		 20 August 2004 24 February 2006 Later served as the Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command and as the FOC-in-C of the Eastern Naval Command.[14]
16 Director General
Prabhakaran Paleri		 28 February 2006 31 August 2006 [15]
17 Vice Admiral
R. F. Contractor		 31 August 2006 30 November 2008 [16]
18 Vice Admiral
Anil Chopra		 1 December 2008 29 October 2011 Later served as the FOC-in-C of the Western and the Eastern Naval Commands.[17][18][19]
19 Vice Admiral
M. P. Muralidharan		 1 November 2011 28 February 2013 Prior to his appointment as the DG ICG, he served as the Chief of Personnel at the IHQ of MoD (Navy) and as the first Commandant of Indian Naval Academy.[20][21]
20 Vice Admiral
Anurag G. Thapliyal		 1 March 2013 31 January 2015 Prior to his appointment as the DG ICG, he served as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy.[22][23]
21 Vice Admiral
Harish Bisht		 1 February 2015 28 February 2016 Later served as the FOC-in-C of the Eastern Naval Command.[24][25]
22 Director General
Rajendra Singh		 1 March 2016 30 June 2019 The first regular Coast Guard officer to be appointed the Director General. He is the Indian Governor to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre at Singapore. He is also Chairman of the National Maritime SAR Board and Offshore Security Coordination Committee.[7][26]
23 Director General
Krishnaswamy Natarajan		 1 July 2019 present Assumed office on 1 July 2019 as the next Director General of the Indian Coast Guard after Director General Rajendra Singh retired[27]

Notes

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.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ "CG Organisation: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Government of India. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Coast Guard Explained in Detail". Naval Journey. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Indian Coast Guard gets new director-general: All about it". India Today. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. ^ "COAST GUARD TO BE FORMED IN AUGUST" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 29 June 1978.
  5. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL SWARAJ PARKASH TAKES OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL COAST GUARD" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 31 March 1980.
  6. ^ "Rajendra Singh first non-navy officer to head Coast Guard". Zee News. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Rajendra Singh is the new Coast Guard chief". 27 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Rajendra Singh is Coast Guard DG". The Hindu. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hiranandani 2010, p. 40.
  10. ^ "New appointee cleared of sexual battery charge". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. ^ "New Vice-Chief of Army Staff". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Admiral Sureesh Mehta". Bharat Rakshak. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Vice-Admiral Sureesh Mehta appointed navy chief". Rediff. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Vice Admiral A. K. Singh new Eastern Naval Command chief". Zee News. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Paleri takes over as Coast Guard chief". The Hindu. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  16. ^ Reddy 2007, p. 132.
  17. ^ "Anil Chopra is new Coast Guard Director General". News 18. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command". Net Indian. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval Commander". Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Vice Admiral M. P. Muralidharan took charge as the 19th Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard". Jagran. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Vice-Admiral Muralidharan to be Chief of Personnel". The Hindu. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal is the New Director General of Indian Coast Guard". Jagran Josh. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal takes over as new DG Indian Coast Guard". SP's Military, Aerospace & Internal Security. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Vice-Admiral Bisht to be new Coast Guard DG". Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Vice Admiral HCS Bisht takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command". Press Information Bureau of India. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  26. ^ "Indian Coast Guard Gets New Director General" (PDF). Indian Coast Guard. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  27. ^ https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/k-natarajan-takes-over-as-director-general-of-coast-guard/amp_articleshow/70017246.cms?usqp=mq331AQLmAGG19TEi4jyxkY%3D&amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https://www.google.com

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