| Director General of the Indian Coast Guard | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Indian Coast Guard | |
 Indian Coast Guard | |
| Status | S. Paramesh |
| Abbreviation | DG ICG |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi |
| Appointer | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) |
| Formation | 19 August 1978 |
| First holder | Vice Admiral V. A. Kamath, PVSM |
| Deputy | Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (ADG ICG) |
| Website | DG 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 equivalent to Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy, Lieutenant General of the Indian Army, Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force, and the Director General of Central Armed Police Forces/State Police Forces.[1][a] The rank of Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard is equivalent to that of a Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.[2][3][b]
S. Paramesh is the current Director General of the Indian Coast Guard who assumed the office after Rakesh Pal died on 18th August 2024 following a cardiac arrest.
- ^ "CG Organisation: Indian Coast Guard". Indian Coast Guard. Government of India. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian Coast Guard Explained in Detail". Naval Journey. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Coast Guard gets new director-general: All about it". India Today. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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